dentition
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More baby boomers reached 60 with “a relatively intact dentition at that age than any generation in history,” the CDC says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
Imagine a walrus-like creature with dentition remarkably similar to modern walruses: A quartet of post-canine teeth, a large lower canine tooth and a short, fused vertical midline on their lower jaw.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
In this study, Bertilsson and colleagues performed clinical and radiographical examination of the dentition of individuals from this site.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
They have a peculiar dentition, and many of them prehensile tails, and are entirely unknown in other quarters of the globe.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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