premolar
premolar
Definition
pre·mo·lar (prē mō′lər)
adjective
designating or of any of the bicuspid teeth situated in front of the molars
noun
a premolar tooth
premolar
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Assessment The maxilla was too narrow for a natural tongue resting position, having had four premolars removed at age 12.
Adjective modifier
- maxillary: One hundred forty two first maxillary premolars ( 142 teeth ) were examined.
- upper: Hooks most commonly form on the front edge of the upper first premolars and the back edge of the lower last molars.
- second: The whitening gel is then painted on the teeth to be whitened, usually second premolar to second premolar upper and lower arches.
- first: Wolf Teeth: The first premolars that appear in front of the cheek teeth in around 15-25 % of horses.
- permanent: The examined teeth were 218 permanent premolars from archeological sites in the south - west of Poland.
Modifies a noun
- tooth: Assessment He had a very narrow palate following the removal of four premolar teeth.
Noun used with modifier
- maxillary: Our study indicates that 15.5 % of the first maxillary premolars had a single root.
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