Dental Vocabulary

“Sorry. It’s hard for me to eat with my braces.” I Can Make This Promise

His upper canines had never grown in, and the string of holistic dentists my parents had taken him to as a child had failed to notice until it was too late. Educated

“Please. You ate more sugar than any kid in history, and you still got pearly whites, don’tcha? Just one cavity your entire life.” As Brave As You

Sullenly he packed a travel kit with his toothbrush, dental floss, razor, shaving cream, and a jumbo bottle of aspirin. Hoot

At the heart of the dentin is the tooth’s soft pulp, where nerve cells and cells called odontoblasts, which manufacture dentin, are intertwined.
– The New York Times

At twenty-one, long before ill-fitting dentures and self-imposed invalidism, my grandmother was something of a beauty. Middlesex: A Novel

The heavers, exposing their mouths to repeated onslaughts of stomach acid, lost the enamel on their teeth and eventually the teeth themselves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend

“Your dad called. I need to go in. Emergency tooth extraction. Will you be okay?” Love, Hate & Other Filters

At lower doses, fluoride can help prevent cavities, which makes fluoridation a Goldilocks problem — getting the level just right.
– The Washington Post

In its early stages, gum disease manifests itself as gingivitis, or bleeding when you brush your teeth.
– The Guardian

Dental implant surgery can offer a welcome alternative to dentures or bridgework that doesn't fit well and can offer an option when a lack of natural teeth roots don't allow building denture or bridgework tooth replacements.
– Mayo Clinic

His top lip curled back and exposed a pair of angry incisors. Dog Squad

"In addition, children who are breast-fed are less likely to use a pacifier, which is considered a risk factor for malocclusion."
– U.S. News

Shawn’s undergoing this painful and expensive procedure is the reason my parents would take me to an orthodontist to correct the same defect, which was genetic. Educated

He was a co-inventor of the Sonicare toothbrush, which was was born out of his own struggles in the 1980s with periodontal disease.
– The Seattle Times

The walls were covered with posters about eating apples and plaque and brushing your teeth. When You Reach Me

Each tooth has two main anatomical components: the crown and the root.
– National Institute of Health

When chewing became painful, she made the long-overdue appointment, suspecting she needed a root canal.
– National Institute of Health

Previous studies found food residues trapped in tartar on the teeth of Neanderthals from Europe and Southwest Asia, which show they cooked and ate grasses and tubers, such as wild barley, and medicinal plants.
– Salon

“It’s just a wisdom tooth, so nothing crazy. Twenty bucks sound fair?” As Brave As You

Dentists use X-rays to examine structures they can’t see during a routine checkup, like your jawbone, nerves, sinuses and teeth roots.
– Cleveland Clinic