Related terms-3

RELATED TERMS - III
  • Molars: The last 3 cheek teeth. These are permanent and not represented in the milk dentition.
  • Neck: Joins the crown to the fang.
  • Pulp Cavity: A hollow part of tooth containing nerves and blood vessels.
  • Shelly: The newly cut incisor teeth either temporary or permanent.
  • Table or wearing surface: The part of tooth which grinds the food and comes in contact with tooth of other jaw.
  • Tush : The canine tooth of the horse present in stallion or gelding but absent or rudimentary in mark. It is situated near the incisors in the lower jaw than in the upper jaw.
  • Tusk: The canine tooth of a pig
  • Wolf Tooth: Small vestigial tooth in the position of the first premolar.
  • Full Mouth: Strictly speaking, this means that all permanent teeth (both molars and incisors) have fully erupted. It is customary, however to consider only the incisors. Full mouth is seen in the case of horses at 41/2 to 5 years. In cattle (exotic) 3 years and in pig 1- 11/2 years. A horse is said to be aged, when it is over 15 years.
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