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Teeth vocabulary

enamel
the hard white shiny substance which covers your teeth

a molar
one of the large teeth at the back of your mouth which you use for chewing food

baby teeth
the teeth that children have. These teeth fall out when children are about 5 or 6 years old and are replaced by permanent teeth

a wisdom tooth
one of the four teeth at the back of your mouth that are the last to grow in (usually they grow in during adulthood, long after the rest of your second set of teeth grow in during childhood)

the tooth fairy
In some cultures (e.g. America, Britain, Ireland) the belief that if children leave one of their baby teeth under their pillow, while they sleep, the tooth fairy will take it away and leave a gift of some money

fed up to the back teeth
very bored, annoyed or disappointed, especially by something that you have been experiencing for a long time

I'm fed up to the back teeth of hearing about her fabulous wedding. I just don't want to hear one more word about it.

get the bit between your teeth
do what you have decided to do in a forceful and energetic way

He said for ages that he didn't want to paint the living room but once he got the bit between his teeth, he really enjoyed it and had it all done in two days flat.

lie through your teeth
not tell the truth and know that what you are saying is completely false

I know he's lying through his teeth about being ill but what can I do? I don't have any proof that he really isn't sick.

(as rare as) hen's teeth
very unusual or difficult to find

In the middle of the summer finding cheap accommodation in the city is as rare as hen's teeth.

have teething problems / troubles
have problems at the beginning stages of something

We had some teething problems in the early years of our marriage but after we really got to know each other, we settled down and were very happy with each other.

by the skin of your teeth
only just succeed in doing something

He didn't get very good exam results and got into university by the skin of his teeth.

a kick in the teeth (informal)
be treated badly and unfairly by someone, especially at a time when you need his or her support

It was a real kick in the teeth when he didn't get the manager's job. He'd worked so hard and had played golf with the boss every week. But in the end, he didn't even get an interview.

a filling
what a dentist uses to fill a cavity (or hole) in your tooth

Khalid went to the dentist because his filling fell out and he needed to get another one.

dentures / false teeth
manufactured teeth fixed to a small piece of plastic or similar material, which fits inside your mouth, if you don't have your own teeth

I always laugh when I see my granddad without his false teeth. He looks like a baby when he smiles and all you see is his gums.

a bridge
a piece of material that has one or more artificial (or false) teeth and which is kept in place by being attached to the natural teeth near the artificial one

After she lost a tooth in an accident, she had a bridge put in. You couldn't tell which was her tooth and which one was the false one.

a crown (noun)
an artificial piece of material that is used to cover a damaged tooth

When he chipped his front tooth, the dentist gave him a crown.

crown (verb)
put a cover over a damaged tooth

He fell off his bike and broke both his front teeth. So he had to get them crowned.

No wonder
It's not surprising

moved on
improved, got better

nervous
worried or anxious

shake
when your body makes quick short movements because you are nervous

replace
change for another one

concentrate really hard
think very intensely on one thing

wiggle
move up and down and/or from side to side with small quick movements