molar
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Rather, they are the kind of larger than life-size illuminated molar that – in these parts at least – advertise that a dental clinic is not too far away.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Standing on four pronged feet at the junction of two rivers, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s five-story design resembles a giant chipped molar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
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
In 1832, Darwin uncovered molar teeth belonging to Toxodon, and the following year he discovered a skull belonging to the creature in Uruguay.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
My molar screamed every time a swallow of liquid passed over it.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Tamma tiptoes “up climbs with body english and devious footwork”; she clings to fingerholds the size of molars; a fall sees her come “cheesegrating” down a slab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
That’s when she brought up the dentist she’d seen a few years earlier to get her molars pulled.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Resident zoo vet, Charlotte Bentley said the teeth that they operated on were "highly specialised and sharp molars".
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Simply put, with this model, periodontal disease is artificially induced by ligating silk threads onto the molars of mice models, which induces plaque accumulation.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
Mom came running up behind him, grinning so widely you could see her molars, and gave me a big hug.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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