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dentition

[den-tish-uhn] / dɛnˈtɪʃ ən /
NOUN
pearly whites
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The discovery of teeth on the tenaculum has reopened that debate, prompting researchers to ask how widespread such features might be and what they reveal about the history of vertebrate dentition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

Pondering extraterrestrial dentition is just one of the byproducts of working on the series for more than five years.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025

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

The fossil dolphin’s dentition was unlike anything seen in living cetaceans.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

As many lower jaws as possible were collected from field-checked deer and other deer killed in the area for age determination and examination for abnormal dentition.

From Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota by L. D. Frenzel


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