molars

Cultural

The teeth with broad surfaces at the back of the mouth that serve to grind food. Including the wisdom teeth, adults have twelve molars — six on the top and six on the bottom. (Compare incisors and canines.)

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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

Acer had removed Bergalis’ molars three months after his initial diagnosis.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Resident zoo vet, Charlotte Bentley said the teeth that they operated on were "highly specialised and sharp molars".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Simply put, with this model, periodontal disease is artificially induced by ligating silk threads onto the molars of mice models, which induces plaque accumulation.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

My mouth filled with spit, and a rotten hole in one of my molars yelled its displeasure.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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