premolar
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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
Until recently, the only reliable way to determine the age of a polar bear has been to extract a premolar and inspect its growth rings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Mr. Biden began experiencing dental pain in his lower right premolar on Sunday, according to a letter from White House physician Kevin O’Connor.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo released by the White House that Biden reported the pain in his lower right premolar on Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
The characters given to separate ‘Eutamias’ from Tamias are based only on the absence or presence of the functionless premolar, and on the colour pattern.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.
Nor the “bizarrely specialized” family of carnivorous marsupials, Malleodectidae, which used their massive ball peen-like third premolars to crush snails.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
One species has the biggest molars, while the other has the largest premolars.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
Toasted just enough to bring out its subtly nutty flavor and, thus, pebbly enough to reduce one of my favorite premolars into a crumble of toothy dust.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
Looking at the teeth, for example, the premolars of H. luzonensis are large and one of them has an extra tooth root—primitive features.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 11, 2019
After the incisors, the premolars show the greatest number of anomalies.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
