molar

Example Sentences

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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

Instead of the classic single ligature, they used a triple ligature approach on the upper left molar of male mice.

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