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Definition: Tooth |
ToothNoun1. Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense. 2. Something resembling the tooth of an animal. 3. Toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell. 4. A means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it". 5. One of a number of uniform projections on a gear. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tooth" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Bible | Tooth one of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted (Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21). "Gnashing of teeth" =rage, despair (Matt. 8:12; Acts 7:54); "cleanness of teeth" =famine (Amos 4:6); "children's teeth set on edge" =children suffering for the sins of their fathers (Ezek. 18:2). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Electrical Engineering | That part of a core included between two consecutive slots. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | The chisel that does the cutting. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A subjective impression of the type and degree of roughness of the surface texture of paper. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mechanical Engineering | An individual tooth fastened to the body of a circular saw blade by means of a groove tongue and a pin. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Steel projections on a tool, such as a saw or excavation bucket, designed to provide a cutting or increased digging action. b. A projection on the circumference of a wheel (gear), designed to engage corresponding projections on another wheel (cog), and thereby transmitforce. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Canine teeth are the long, pointed teeth used for grabbing hold of and tearing apart foods, also called "cuspids" or "dogteeth". Species that feature them, such as humans and dogs, usually have two in each jaw, one on either side of the Incisors.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Canine tooth."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
nah:TlantliA tooth is a hard structure found in the jaw of some animals. It is used to chew food and, in some animals, like the carnivores, as a weapon. Teeth are generally partly covered by the gums.
Types of tooth:
The set of teeth one has and their development is called dentition. Dentists sometimes refer to the inner surface of teeth as the buccal surface (meaning towards the mouth), and the outer surface as the labial surface (meaning towards the lips).
- Molar, used for grinding up foods
- Carnassial, slicing food. In carnivores only.
- Premolar, similar to molars but smaller and sometimes called "bicuspids"
- Canine, used for tearing apart foods and sometimes called "cuspids"
- Incisor, used for cutting foods
Human teeth consist of four tissues:
Aardvark teeth lack enamel and have many pulp tubules, hence the name of the order Tubulidentata.
- Enamel is a hard outer layer consisting of calcium and phosphate.
- Dentine is the inner layer, the bulk of the tooth.
- Pulp is the core, containing nerves and blood vessels.
- Cementum is the thin layer around the root; a bone-like material which connects the teeth to the jaw.
Humans have 32 teeth evenly distributed across the quadrants. Each quadrant of 8 teeth consists of 2 incisors, 1 cuspid, 2 bicuspids and 3 molars. The last molar of each quadrant may or may not erupt and is commonly referred to as wisdom teeth.
Humans grow two sets of teeth, though some animals grow more. Sharks grow a new set of teeth every two weeks. Some other animals grow just one set. Rodent teeth grow continually and wear off to a relatively standard length. In humans, the first (or primary, or deciduous) set of teeth appears at about six months of age. This is known as teething and can be quite painful for an infant. The second, permanent set is formed between the ages of six and twelve years. A new tooth forms underneath the old one, pushing it out of the jaw. This set can last for life if cared for properly.
Teeth are among the most distinctive features of different mammal species, and one that fossilizes well. Paleontologists use them to identify fossil species and, often, their relationships. The shape of the teeth is related to the animal's diet, as well as its evolutionary descent.
Tooth decay
Plaque
Plaque is a soft white layer which forms on teeth, containing large amounts of bacteria of various types, particularly Streptococcus mutans. Left unchecked for a few days plaque will harden, especially near the gums, forming tartar.Certain bacteria in the mouth live off the remains of foods, especially sugars. In the absence of oxygen they produce lactic acid, which dissolves the calcium and phosphorus in the enamel in a process known as demineralisation. Enamel demineralisation takes place below the critical pH of about 5.5
Saliva gradually neutralises the acids causing the pH of the tooth surface to rise above the critical pH. This causes 'remineralisation', the return of the dissolved minerals to the enamel. If there is sufficient time between the intake of foods (two to three hours) and the damage is limited the teeth can repair themselves.
Caries (Cavities)
Dental caries (cavitation) occurs when over a period of time the process of demineralisation is greater than remineralisation. Attempts to prevent dental caries involve reducing the factors that cause demineralisation, and increasing the factors leading to remineralisation. Unchecked demineralisatin leads to cavities, which may penetrate the underlying dentine to the tooth's nerve-rich pulp and lead to toothache.In moderation, fluoride is known to protect the teeth against caries. It toughens the teeth by replacing the hydroxyapatite and carbonated hydroxyapatite minerals of which the enamel is made with fluorapatite, which is harder. It also reduces the production of acids by bacteria in the mouth by reducing their ability to metabolize sugars. The addition of fluoride (sodium monofluorophosphate) to toothpaste is now very common, and may explain the decline in dental caries in the Western world in the past 30 years.
Some believe that a diet rich in fluorine salts, particularly in childhood, can lead to a stronger enamel which is less susceptible to decay. Fluoridation of drinking water remains a controversial issue. However, in many parts of the world, the natural water supply may be sufficiently rich in fluorides to supply the needs of children without additional sources being required.
Caries may be treated by filling cavities with a long-lasting material. This was, traditionally, achieved using gold or a compound of metals called amalgam, which contains mercury. For cosmetic reasons, and because it is thought mercury may seep from fillings into the circulation over time, a ceramic or other white filler may be preferred to amalgam. As a last resort, teeth affected by caries may be extracted, preferably under local or general anaesthetic.
Foods
Good
Some foods may protect against caries. Milk and especially cheese appear to be able to raise pH values in the mouth and so reduce tooth exposure to acid. Milk and cheese are both rich in calcium and phosphate and may also encourage remineralisation. Plus, they may increase saliva production which increases the pH level in the mouth. Foods high in fibre may also help to increase the flow of saliva. Unsweetened (sugar free) chewing gum stimulates saliva production, and helps to clean the surface of the tooth (even sugary gum may be helpful, since the sugar dissolves out very quickly).
Bad
Sugars are commonly associated with dental caries. Other carbohydrates, especially cooked starches, eg crisps, may also damage teeth, although to a much lesser degree. This is because starch is not an ideal food for the bacteria. It has to be converted (by enzymes in saliva) first.Sucrose (table sugar) is most commonly associated with caries, although glucose and maltose seem equally cariogenic (likely to cause caries). The amount of sugar consumed at any one time is less important than how often sugar containing foods and drinks are consumed. The more frequently sugars are consumed, the greater the time during which the tooth is exposed to low pH levels, at which demineralisation occurs. It is important therefore to try to encourage infrequent consumption of food and drinks containing sugar so that teeth have a chance to repair themselves. Obviously, limiting sugar-containing foods and drinks to meal times is one way to reduce the incidence of caries.
Fresh fruit (and fruit juices) contains not only sugars, but some (oranges, lemons, limes, apples) also contain acids which lower the pH.
Another factor which affects the risk of developing caries is the stickiness of foods. Some foods or sweets may stick to the teeth and so reduce the pH in the mouth for an extended time, particularly if they are sugary. It is important that teeth are cleaned at least once a day, preferably with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, to remove any food sticking to the teeth. Regular brushing and the use of dental floss also removes the dental plaque coating the tooth surface.
Other Animals
- Rodents' teeth grow all their lives.
- Reptiles' and sharks' teeth are replaced constantly, before they wear out. A crocodile replaces its teeth over forty times in a lifetime.
- Elephants' tusks are specialized incisors for digging food up and fighting.
- Turtles and tortoises are toothless.
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An overview of dental anatomySource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tooth."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Attack | Ride full tilt against; attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs. |
Connection | Pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener; clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp; cramp, cramp iron; ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl; terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle; clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag; tooth; hook, hook and eye; lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet; anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post. |
Convexity | Tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump; sugar loaf; (sharpness); bow; mamelon; molar; belly, corporation, pot belly, gut; withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange. |
Desire | Edge of appe edge of hunger; torment of Tantalus; sweet tooth, lickerish tooth; itching palm; longing eye, wistful eye, sheep's eye. |
Exertion | Adverb: laboriously; Adjective: lustily; pugnis et calcibus; with might and main, with all one's might, with a strong hand, with a sledge hammer, with much ado; to the best of one's abilities, totis viribus, vi et armis, manibus pedibusque, tooth and nail, unguibus et rostro, hammer and tongs, heart and soul; through thick and thin; (perseverance) a. |
Fastidiousness | Verb: be fastidious; Adjective: have a sweet tooth. |
Notch | Embrasure, battlement, machicolation; saw, tooth, crenelle, scallop, scollop, vandyke; depression; jag. |
Record | Phrase: exegi monumentum aere perennium; "read their history in a nation's eyes"; " records that defy the tooth of time ". |
Roughness | Noun: roughness; Adjective: tooth, grain, texture, ripple; asperity, rugosity, salebrosity, corrugation, nodosity; arborescence; pilosity. |
Sharpness | Nib, tooth, tusk; spoke, cog, ratchet. |
Taste | Palate, tongue, tooth, stomach. |
Texture | Texture, surface texture; intertexture, contexture; tissue, grain, web, surface; warp and woof, warp and weft; tooth, nap. (roughness); flatness (smoothness); fineness of grain; coarseness of grain, dry goods. |
Time | D calendas Groecas; "panting Time toileth after him in vain"; "'gainst the tooth of time and razure of oblivion "; " rich with the spoils of time"; tempus edax rerum; "the long hours come and go"; "the time is out of joint"; "Time rolls his ceaseless course"; "Time the foe of man's dominion"; "time wasted is existence, used is life"; truditur dies die; volat hora per orbem; carpe diem. |
Violence | Adverb: violently; Adjective: amain; by storm, by force, by main force; with might and main; tooth and nail, vi et armis, at the point of the sword, at the point of the bayonet; at one fell swoop; with a high hand, through thick and thin; in desperation, with a vengeance; a outrance, a toute outrance; headlong, head foremost. |
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Screenplays | Tooth paste and whatnot (Sling Blade; writing credit: Charles Chaplin) Who's Bullet Tooth. (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) Daddy's got a sweet tooth tonight (The Mask; writing credit: Michael Fallon; Mark Verheiden) Through the skies and even on this planet it has come to this Optimus Primal, face to face and tooth to tooth (Beast Wars: Transformers; writing credit: Bob Forward; Lawrence G. DiTillio) The tooth is in here (Lake Placid; writing credit: David E. Kelley) | |
Lyrics | Sweet tooth tortured by weight loss programs (Ants Marching; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band) And leave a lot of people with a gap tooth smile (Saturday (Oooh! Oooh!); performing artist: Ludacris) But you had to have style get a gold tooth smile (Buffalo Stance; performing artist: Neneh Cherry) A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth (What's The Frequency, Kenneth?; performing artist: R.E.M.) Long in the tooth but harmless as can be (It's A Great Day To Be Alive; performing artist: Travis Tritt) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Tooth and Claw (1969) The Awful Tooth (1952) Nothing But the Tooth (1948) Tooth or Consequences (1947) The Awful Tooth (1938) | |
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 | Moon's- or Mulberry Molar is a condition where the first lower molar tooth has become dome-shaped due to malformation by congenital syphilis. Credit: CDC. |  | Preparing to pull tooth of large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. Teeth were pulled to study age and general health of bears. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | [Keys for tooth extraction]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Give Your Child A Healthy Smile : Prevent Baby Bottle Tooth Decay. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Sophie Marston went after Baring tooth and nail--. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The fact that he had a solid gold front tooth made him peculiarly attractive. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Extracting the tooth. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | "An' its me tooth! God bless you doctor dear!". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Making a vernier caliper measurement of a tooth on a cargo winch gear in a converted Midwest farm implement plant. The hobbing machine used in this operation formerly cut bull gears for plow tractors. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Empty collapsible tubes: a tin mine for war industry. A ladle of almost pure tin, reclaimed from old tooth paste and other metal tubes, is removed from a heating pot for pouring into molds at the Newark, New Jersey, plant of the Tin Salvage Institute. Thi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Tooth brush" by Myname Mylastname Commentary: "Hey it s my tooth brush." |
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 | Dentist clinking the mouth mirror against someone's tooth. |
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Thomas H. Huxley | Time, whose tooth gnaws away at everything else, is powerless against truth. |
William Shakespeare | How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child. |
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John Locke | 1690 | I confess, we find among the Jews, as well as other nations, that men did sell themselves; but, it is plain, this was only to drudgery, not to slavery: for, it is evident, the person sold was not under an absolute, arbitrary, despotical power: for the master could not have power to kill him, at any time, whom, at a certain time, he was obliged to let go free out of his service; and the master of such a servant was so far from having an arbitrary power over his life, that he could not, at pleasure, so much as maim him, but the loss of an eye, or tooth, set him free, Exod. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Three Voices | Carroll, Lewis | Still from each fact, with skill uncouth And savage rapture, like a tooth She wrenched some slow reluctant truth |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | On that spot, in very truth, there was, and there had long been, the gnawing and poisonous tooth of bodily pain |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It is better to be the tooth than the grass |
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Health | The tooth is cleaned. (references) | |
Of course a healthy tooth is the best tooth. (references) | ||
Ear and tooth infections and glaucoma can cause headaches. (references) | ||
Business | They cannot cut all tooth parts, nor can they cut through fillings. (references) | |
As stated above, however, there is much less tooth decay in the Australian population today. (references) | ||
However, foreign companies should take into consideration that in the mass-market (relatively inexpensive, affordable) beauty products segment for products, such as shampoo, balms, tooth pastes, deodorants, etc., the competition from local firms and foreign companies with local production facilities is very tight. (references) | ||
Economic History | Sri Lanka | LTTE terrorist activities, generally aimed at destabilizing Sri Lanka politically and economically, have included assassination of politicians--killing the Industrial Development Minister by suicide bombing in June 2000; bombing of economic targets such as the central bank in January 1996, the World Trade Center in October 1997, and the airport in July 2001; as well as attacks on Buddhist religious sites: in January 1998, the LTTE detonated a truck bomb in Kandy, damaging the Temple of the Tooth relic, the holiest Buddhist shrine in the country. (references) |
Human Rights | Sri Lanka | In Thampalakamam, near Trincomalee, in February 1998, police and home guards allegedly killed eight Tamil civilians, possibly in reprisal for the LTTE bombing of the Temple of the Tooth a week earlier. (references) |
Political Economy | Sri Lanka | The January 1996 destruction of the Central Bank and surrounding buildings in Colombo's financial district, the October 1997 bombing of the World Trade Center and adjacent five-star hotels in the same vicinity and the January 1998 attack on the country's pre-eminent Buddhist shrine in Kandy, the Temple of the Tooth Relic, were particularly hard blows to investor (and tourist) confidence. (references) |
Travel | Sri Lanka | In January 1998, the Temple of the Tooth, an important religious and tourist site in Kandy, was subjected to a truck bomb; eight people were killed and the temple, nearby businesses, and an historic hotel were damaged. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABSENT, adj. Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection of another. To men a man is but a mind. Who cares What face he carries or what form he wears? But woman's body is the woman. O, Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go, But heed the warning words the sage hath said: A woman absent is a woman dead. Jogo Tyree |
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Judy Sheindlin | A young judge doesn't get the experience, and doesn't have a life's history, I think, that you get when you're a little bit longer in the tooth. |
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| "Tooth" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.75% of the time. "Tooth" is used about 638 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.75% | 630 | 10,302 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.78% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.31% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (common) | 0.16% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 638 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "tooth". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Bashan | N/A | Biblical | In the tooth |
| Bethshan | N/A | Biblical | House of the tooth |
| Nibshan | N/A | Biblical | Growing of a tooth |
| Shen | N/A | Biblical | Tooth |
| Shenazar | N/A | Biblical | Treasurer of a tooth |
| Vashni | N/A | Biblical | A tooth |
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| Australia | Tooth & Co Limited |
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Expressions using "tooth": a loose tooth ♦ abscessed tooth ♦ adult tooth ♦ an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth ♦ artificial tooth ♦ attack tooth and nail ♦ baby tooth ♦ back tooth ♦ bleeding tooth ♦ Bulb of a tooth ♦ Butter tooth ♦ calf's tooth ♦ canine tooth ♦ carnassial tooth ♦ Chaw tooth ♦ Cheek tooth ♦ clearer tooth ♦ Colt's tooth ♦ come to the tooth ♦ Corner tooth ♦ Cracked Tooth Syndrome ♦ crown a tooth ♦ crowned tooth ♦ cut a tooth ♦ cycloidal tooth profile ♦ decayed tooth ♦ deciduous tooth ♦ electric tooth brush ♦ eye tooth ♦ face of tooth ♦ false tooth ♦ fight tooth and nail ♦ fill a tooth ♦ filling of a tooth ♦ finishing tooth ♦ Fleam tooth ♦ Fore tooth ♦ front tooth ♦ Gang tooth ♦ gear tooth engagement ♦ gold tooth ♦ Hag's tooth ♦ have a sweet tooth ♦ have a tooth out ♦ impacted tooth ♦ incisor tooth ♦ inserted tooth ♦ involute tooth profile ♦ jaw tooth ♦ large tooth aspen ♦ lion's tooth ♦ little tooth ♦ long in the tooth ♦ low tooth ♦ malposed tooth ♦ milk tooth ♦ mill tooth ♦ molar tooth ♦ neck of a tooth ♦ peg tooth ♦ permanent tooth ♦ pivot tooth ♦ primary tooth ♦ pull a tooth ♦ raker tooth ♦ root of a tooth ♦ saw tooth ♦ shave tooth ♦ single tooth ♦ sizing tooth ♦ snag tooth ♦ socket of a tooth ♦ stop a tooth ♦ sweet tooth ♦ To cast one's colt's tooth ♦ To have a colt's tooth ♦ Tooth Abnormalities ♦ Tooth Abrasion ♦ tooth and nail ♦ Tooth Ankylosis ♦ Tooth Apex ♦ Tooth Attrition ♦ Tooth Avulsion ♦ Tooth Bleaching ♦ tooth brush ♦ Tooth Calcification ♦ Tooth Cervix ♦ Tooth Components ♦ Tooth coralline ♦ Tooth Crown ♦ tooth decay ♦ Tooth Demineralization ♦ Tooth Discoloration ♦ tooth doctor ♦ Tooth edge ♦ tooth enamel ♦ Tooth Erosion ♦ Tooth Exfoliation ♦ Tooth Extraction ♦ tooth face offset ♦ tooth filling. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "tooth": tooth-ache, tooth-aching, tooth-and-claw, tooth-and-nail, tooth-and-socket, tooth-billed, tooth-brush, tooth-brushes, tooth-cavity, tooth-coloured, tooth-comb, tooth-forming, tooth-glass, tooth-grinding, tooth-like, tooth-marks, tooth-mug, tooth-nibble, tooth-paste, tooth-pick, tooth-plate, tooth-plates, tooth-pullers, tooth-relic, tooth-rotting, tooth-sized, tooth-spitting, tooth-sucking, tooth-to-tooth, tooth-white. | |
Ending with "tooth": dog's-tooth, sabre-tooth. | |
Containing "tooth": Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, comb with a fine-tooth comb, dog's-tooth check, dog's-tooth violet, go over smth. with a fine-tooth comb, hound's-tooth check, mouse-tooth forceps, one-tooth-apiece, sabre-tooth tiger, small-tooth comb, white dog's-tooth violet. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
blue tooth | 3,203 | blue tooth technology | 217 |
tooth | 2,179 | tooth abscess | 207 |
tooth whitening | 1,405 | tooth pain | 199 |
wisdom tooth | 810 | wisdom tooth extraction | 193 |
gold tooth | 784 | tooth extraction | 190 |
white tooth | 695 | tooth implant | 181 |
tooth fairy | 487 | baby tooth | 180 |
sweet tooth | 441 | tooth picture | 178 |
tooth whitener | 405 | wisdom tooth removal | 174 |
blue dongle tooth | 341 | braces tooth | 172 |
blue tooth headset | 313 | charcot marie tooth | 161 |
tooth bleaching | 309 | tooth ache | 156 |
blue tooth hands free | 277 | tooth whitening product | 151 |
blue tooth phone | 247 | blue tooth usb | 143 |
sweet tooth game | 245 | tooth brush | 139 |
tooth grinding | 244 | tooth abcess | 123 |
shark tooth | 241 | whiter tooth | 121 |
laser tooth whitening | 238 | blue tooth cell phone | 121 |
zoom tooth whitening | 238 | tooth and nail record | 119 |
tooth decay | 220 | tooth whitening gel | 118 |
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| Language | Translations for "tooth"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | dhëmb (cog, Dent, Fang, peg, prong, serration, tine). (various references) | |
Arabic | سن (age), ناب (canine, cuspid, fang, represent, sub, substitute, tusk), سن فم, سن المنشار, سن (age, dent, hone, nib, notch, prong, sharp, tine), ضرس (grinder, molar, sprocket). (various references) | |
Asturian | diente. (various references) | |
Aymara | lacach'aca. (various references) | |
Bemba | ilino. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | mohpííkin. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скопчвам със зъбци, назъбвам (jag, notch, pink), зъбец (cam, claw, clutch, denticle, indent, indentation, jag, merlon, prong, snap fastener, wiper), зъб на гребен (tine), зъб (cog, knife, notch, prong, tongue), закачам (append, bangle, catch, clasp, dangle, graze, hang, hang out, hang up, hitch, hook, jive, jolly, pin on, pin up, put up, rib, ride, roast, rough-house, tease, twit), правя зъбци. (various references) | |
Cebuano | ngipon. (various references) | |
Chamorro | nifen. (various references) | |
Chinese | 牙 (ivory). (various references) | |
Cornish | dans. (various references) | |
Czech | zub (bit, tine), hřebík (nail, tack). (various references) | |
Danish | tand (cogging, dens, single tooth, spike tooth, tack, tine, toothing, wire nail). (various references) | |
Dutch | tand (cogging, cutting tooth, knife tooth, ripper tooth, single tooth, spur, studded ring, teeth, tine, toothing). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | quiru. (various references) | |
Esperanto | dentpasto (tooth-paste), dentbroso (tooth-brush). (various references) | |
Faeroese | tonn (notch). (various references) | |
Farsi | مضرس کردن (Serrate), نیش (Bite, Nip, Prick, Sting, Tang, Twinge), دندانه دارکردن (Cog, Indent, Jag), دندانه (Cog, Dent, Jag, Leaf, Nick, Peg, Tine), دندان , دارای دندان کردن . (various references) | |
Finnish | hammas (cog). (various references) | |
French | dent (spike tooth). (various references) | |
Frisian | tosk. (various references) | |
German | Zahn (cog, notch, perforation, periodontal, sprocket), Zinke (peak, point, prong, pronk, summit, tenon, tine, tip), Zacken (beak, conk, indentation, jag, jagged peak, jags, peak, pink, point, prong, prongs, serrate). (various references) | |
Greek | δόντι (cogging, dent, finger, guard, guard tooth, pawl, spike tooth, tack, tenon, toothing, wire nail). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | dhëmb. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתלעה (incisor, jaw), שן (claw, jag, jaw, pawl), שנת (gradation mark, notch), זיז (boss, bracket, jutty, ledge, lug, projection, shelf), חוד (barb, bit, edge, nib, nose, pinpoint, point, sharpness, tip). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fog (catch, cog, dental, held, hold, oppress, press, sawed, sawn, shall, sprocket, squeeze, take, teeth, to grab, to grab at, to grab for, to hold, to saw). (various references) | |
Icelandic | tönn. (various references) | |
Indonesian | gigi (cog, gear). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | kigut. (various references) | |
Irish | fiacail. (various references) | |
Italian | dente (cog, Fang, peg, prong, sprocket). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 歯. (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | トゥース , は (clique, edge, faction, leaf, school). (various references) | |
Kongo | dinu. (various references) | |
Korean | 이 (Lice, louse, teeth). (various references) | |
Macedonian | zab. (various references) | |
Malay | sikat-gigi (tooth-brush). (various references) | |
Manx | greimmey (adhere, adherence, adherence of person, adhesion, attach, bite, bite off, catch, clutch, fishing tackle, grab, grasp, grip, gripping, hold, jam, lock in, monopolization, nab, pin on, seize, seizing, snap, snatch, snatch away, snatching, stick, stitch, stitch up), cur kere er (wax). (various references) | |
Maori | niho. (various references) | |
Maya | koh. (various references) | |
Norwegian | tann. (various references) | |
Occitan | dent, caissal. (various references) | |
Papago | tahtami. (various references) | |
Papiamen | djente. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oothtay.(various references) | |
Polish | ząb. (various references) | |
Portuguese | dente (fang, grab, ivory, jag, jagg, tappet, tine). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | dente. (various references) | |
Provencal | dent. (various references) | |
Romanian | dinte (claw, cog, Dent, Fang, jag, prong, spur, tusk). (various references) | |
Romansch | dent. (various references) | |
Romany | dand. (various references) | |
Ruanda | amenyo. (various references) | |
Russian | нарезать зубья (shape), нарезать зубцы (shape), зубец (barb, claw, cog, fork, indentation, jag, merlon, prong, serration, tine), зуб зубной (teeth), зуб (claw, knife, peg, toothe). (various references) | |
Samoan | nifo. (various references) | |
Scottish | fiacaill (a tooth). (various references) | |
Sepedi | leino. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zubac (cog, fang, jag, spoke, sprocket, tine), zub (peg), uzupčavati, ugristi (bite), snabdeti zubima. (various references) | |
Shona | zino. (various references) | |
Spanish | diente (cog, prong). (various references) | |
Sranan | tifi. (various references) | |
Swahili | jino. (various references) | |
Swazi | lú-tînyo. (various references) | |
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