molar
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My dentist said a molar needed to be yanked because of a cellular breakdown called resorption, and a periodontist in his office recommended a bone graft and probably an implant.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
Consider the infamous brown rats of New York City, which have evolved longer noses and shorter upper molar tooth rows, the better to enjoy the Big Apple's colder weather and higher-quality food.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025
So far the team has reported only a single, strange-looking molar found with the tools, although other teeth and fossils may be published soon and could clarify the toolmaker’s identity.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024
In the first experiment of its kind to be conducted on medieval horse remains, the researchers took 22 molar teeth from 15 individual animals and drilled out portions of the enamel for isotope analysis.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024
Locals gleefully took them away—one bowling-ball-size mammoth molar ended up as a doorstop.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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