back teeth
Chewing teeth behind
Back teeth are the molars and premolars—the broad, flat teeth at the rear of the mouth used for grinding food.
The phrase appears in expressions about capacity or tolerance: to be fed up to the back teeth is to be utterly exasperated, and armed to the back teeth means heavily equipped.
I'm sick to the back teeth of this argument.
Rear crushing teeth
- premolarsTeeth with two cusps
- bicuspidsTwo-cusped chewing teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
- dentinTooth's main substance
pulp · roots · cusps · crowns · fillings · cavities · extraction · root canal
Teeth-based food breakdown
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- pulverizingBreaking into particles
- gnawingPersistent biting action
chomping · bite force · crunching · meat · nuts · bolus · digestion · saliva
Bone holding teeth
- mandibleLower facial bone
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- gum lineFlesh-tooth junction
- tooth rootsSubgingival tooth anchors
molars
Rear crushing teeth
dentin · pulp · roots · cusps · crowns · fillings · cavities · extraction · root canal · occlusion
mastication
Teeth-based food breakdown
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- pulverizingBreaking into particles
gnawing · chomping · bite force · crunching · meat · nuts · bolus · digestion · saliva · swallowing
jaw
Bone holding teeth
tooth roots · dental arch · eruption · tooth socket · quadrants
- teethincisors, incisor, canine, canines, molar
- molarsmolars, molar, first molar, second molar, third molar