molar

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My dentist said a molar needed to be yanked because of a cellular breakdown called resorption, and a periodontist in his office recommended a bone graft and probably an implant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Consider the infamous brown rats of New York City, which have evolved longer noses and shorter upper molar tooth rows, the better to enjoy the Big Apple's colder weather and higher-quality food.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

So far the team has reported only a single, strange-looking molar found with the tools, although other teeth and fossils may be published soon and could clarify the toolmaker’s identity.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

In order to discover the DNA, Dr Mazanec had to take a molar from the jaw, remove the root and carefully return the tooth.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023

Locals gleefully took them away—one bowling-ball-size mammoth molar ended up as a doorstop.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann