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molar

[moh-ler] / ˈmoʊ lər /
NOUN
chopper
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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

The one molar she had left had no chewing surface, she said, meaning she could only eat soft food.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

This strategy expanded the range of bone loss without causing severe bone destruction around the second molar, increasing the yield of the different types of periodontal tissue.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

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

My molar screamed every time a swallow of liquid passed over it.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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