molar
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“It’s the most complete mastodon molar from our area, and the most spectacular mastodon molar that I’ve ever seen,” Wayne Thompson, a paleontologist and owner of the firm Pacific Paleontology, said in the news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
The one molar she had left had no chewing surface, she said, meaning she could only eat soft food.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
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
Locals gleefully took them away—one bowling-ball-size mammoth molar ended up as a doorstop.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Ella can't remember when she first started grinding her teeth at night, but she can vividly recall the excruciating jaw ache, the headaches, and being told her molars were disappearing.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The fossil includes unusually large canine and premolar teeth, molars with rounded and strongly textured chewing surfaces, and a particularly sturdy jaw.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
Researchers in the late 1970s found that after patients had their molars extracted, an IV saline drip provided pain relief through the body’s natural ability to produce endorphins.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
Then she plants the first brackets around my back molars, metal rings that hug my teeth and bite into my gums.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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