incisor
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Based on the emergence of its baby incisor teeth, researchers estimate the cub was about 3 weeks old when it died.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 15, 2024
To learn more about the composition of rodent tooth enamel, Vesna Srot and colleagues captured high-resolution images of incisor specimens from several species.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
For many Angelenos, it’s lowriders, gleaming fronts on our canine and incisor teeth, a purse cast in sterling silver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The researchers solved the mystery by analyzing a molar and an incisor - detecting the presence of a gene regulating a certain enamel-forming protein to reveal it was a woman.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2023
Curving his paws expertly around a warm brown egg, he held it firmly, then cracked it with a neat sideways tap from a long incisor tooth, the contents settling intact on the straw.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Another clue is the presence of pronounced canines that separate one set of teeth from another—the incisors from the bicuspids and molars, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
She also has a pair of long, constantly growing incisors strong enough to chew through cinder blocks as well as tree bark.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Previously, researchers suggested that this iron-rich material was also responsible for the striking orange to brown color of many rodents' incisors.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
When the singer and songwriter Adrianne Lenker was 21, she was involved in a bike accident that knocked out one of her incisors.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
The troll ran a tongue over his incisors and reached out a shaggy hand....
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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