Bone bearing the upper teeth
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MAXILLABone bearing the upper teeth.
jaweither of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of either side compare mandible maxilla
sawfishlarge, elongated ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout bearing strong teeth on each side
teethridgethe inner surface of the gums of the upper front teeth
overbiteocclusion in which the upper incisor teeth overlap the lower ones
teethridgesTEETHRIDGE, the inner surface of the gums of the upper front teeth
underbites(in nontechnical use) The projection of the lower teeth beyond the upper
interdentalpronounced with the tip of the tongue between upper and lower teeth
underbite(in nontechnical use) The projection of the lower teeth beyond the upper
malocclusionfaulty contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaw is closed
dicynodonta fossil reptile with no teeth except for two in the upper jaw
interdentallyINTERDENTAL, pronounced with the tip of the tongue between upper and lower teeth
dicynodontsDICYNODONT, a fossil reptile with no teeth except for two in the upper jaw
malocclusionsMALOCCLUSION, faulty contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaw is closed
carnassialDenoting the large upper premolar and lower molar teeth of a carnivore, adapted for shearing flesh
overbitesthe projection of the upper front teeth over the lower in the normal occlusal position of the jaws
audiphonekind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve
occludeto shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together
occlusionsthe fit of the teeth of the lower jaw with the opposing teeth of the upper jaw when the jaws are closed
occlusionthe fit of the teeth of the lower jaw with the opposing teeth of the upper jaw when the jaws are closed
diastemaspace between two teeth, esp. a space between a canine and an incisor of the upper jaw into which a lower canine occludes
premolar(in humans) any of eight teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws between the cuspids and molar teeth
bitewingsA dental film for X-raying the crowns of upper and lower teeth simultaneously and that is held in place by a tab between the teeth
dicynodontsA herbivorous, mammallike fossil reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, with beaked jaws and no teeth apart from two tusks in the upper jaw of the male
dicynodontA herbivorous, mammallike fossil reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, with beaked jaws and no teeth apart from two tusks in the upper jaw of the male
baleenselastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; baleen
bitewingholder for x-ray film with a projecting fin that is held between the teeth so as to show the crowns of the upper and lower teeth in one picture
baleenelastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; baleen
smilodonany of several saber-toothed cats of the extinct genus Smilodon, that ranged from California through most of South America during the Pleistocene Epoch and had upper canine teeth more than 6 in. (15 cm) long
babirusaEast Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa, the male of which has upper canine teeth growing upward through the roof of the mouth and curving toward the eyes, and lower canine teeth growing upward outside the upper jaw