dentition

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The discovery of teeth on the tenaculum has reopened that debate, prompting researchers to ask how widespread such features might be and what they reveal about the history of vertebrate dentition.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Pondering extraterrestrial dentition is just one of the byproducts of working on the series for more than five years.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

More baby boomers reached 60 with “a relatively intact dentition at that age than any generation in history,” the CDC says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Since then I have prescribed it for the sleeplessness of dentition without a failure, giving it usually in from 5 to 10 drops a dose, to be repeated every fifteen minutes until sleep.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock