incisor

Converse of object

• overgrow: To the right is a picture of a rabbit with overgrown incisors which do not meet properly.
• have: Firstly, although we have incisors, they are pretty puny compared to other animals.
• call: You use teeth called incisors which are the front teeth, to bite or cut into the food.
• extrude: Methods: Seventy-two traumatically extruded permanent incisors were studied at the Departments of Pediatric Dentistry in Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Glasgow.
• leave: No back teeth Occasionally people have all their back teeth removed leaving just the front incisors.

Preposition: at

• front: Rabbits have incisors at the front, the well-known bugs bunny look and molars at the back to graze on hay and grass with.

Adjective modifier

• maxillary: The most commonly involved teeth are the primary maxillary central incisors.
• lateral: He believed that the cast displayed ante mortem loss of the central and right lateral incisors, and possibly the left lateral incisor.
• upper: These are followed by the two upper central incisors.
• permanent: Upper and lower permanent incisors were examined for dental injuries.
• central: At this stage, the central incisors have been in wear for several years.
• low: The grinding action of the upper incisors over the lower incisors keep their length under control.

Modifies a noun

• tooth: Wood chewing causes abnormal wear of the incisor teeth, causing problems with grazing.
• root: Elongated incisor roots can impinge on the tear duct, leading to weepy eyes and infection.
• problem: Incisor problems are much more stressful as they need clipping every few weeks or removing.
• form: Its upper incisors form long curved tusks of ivory.

Noun used with modifier

• corner: The permanent lateral incisors come through at approximately 3½ years of age and the permanent corner incisors at approximately 4½ years of age.
• lateral: The permanent lateral incisors come through at approximately 3½ years of age and the permanent corner incisors at approximately 4½ years of age.

Preposition: in

• middle: These tend to be the incisors in the middle of the lower jaw and the first permanent molar teeth.