back tooth
Mouth's rear crusher
A back tooth is a molar—one of the large, flat teeth at the rear of the mouth used for grinding food.
The phrase appears in expressions about appetite or determination: I'm hungry enough to eat a horse and chase the rider, She's fed up to the back teeth with his excuses.
To be armed to the back teeth is to be extremely well-equipped.
Rear crushing tooth
- premolarTooth between canine and molar
- bicuspidDouble-cusped grinding tooth
- cuspPoint of transition
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
root · enamel · dentin · pulp · cementum · fissure · chewing surface · jaw
Ache in a molar
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
- bruxismInvoluntary jaw clenching
- grindingMolar action sometimes
clenching · chip · wear · erosion · malocclusion · TMJ · nightguard · pain
molar
Rear crushing tooth
crown · root · enamel · dentin · pulp · cementum · fissure · chewing surface · jaw · mandible
toothache
Ache in a molar
grinding · clenching · chip · wear · erosion · malocclusion · TMJ · nightguard · pain · infection
mastication
Teeth-based food breakdown
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- bite forceJaw clamping pressure
occlusion · molars · premolars · chew · gnaw · crunch · meat · fibrous · pulverize
cavity
Empty space within
- fillingMaterial placed within
- extractionAct of removing
- root canalInfected pulp removal
crown · sealant · dentist · checkup · drilling · decay · caries · plaque · tartar · fluoride
- teethincisors, incisor, canine, canines, molar
- grindersgrinder, angle grinder, bench grinder, burr grinder, coffee grinder