enamel

Example Sentences

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The method begins with cleaning the tooth surface and then carefully removing only the enamel for testing.

From Science Daily

As a result, he thinks keeping the enamel moist under lips was not essential for maintaining teeth strong enough to bite through bone.

From New York Times

He ate nine ice cream sandwiches in a row; he used industrial enamel to paint his toenails and once set fire to the weeds in the backyard.

From Washington Post

When we bite down, these types of proteins shrink back very quickly against the slick enamel of our teeth, causing a giggly squeak with almost every bite.

From Washington Post

For founder Clare Ngai, the irony of mixing “cheaper materials” like acrylic, plastic and resin with enamel, precious metals and stones, is appealing.

From New York Times