dentition

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Imagine a walrus-like creature with dentition remarkably similar to modern walruses: A quartet of post-canine teeth, a large lower canine tooth and a short, fused vertical midline on their lower jaw.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

In this study, Bertilsson and colleagues performed clinical and radiographical examination of the dentition of individuals from this site.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

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

Corpus Christi A young man recently released from dentition passes himself off as a parish priest in a small village in this Academy Award-nominated drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2020

Also its face becomes projecting and prognathous only after the first dentition; and only after the thirteenth year its head is seen to grow longer and its skin to grow darker.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin