canine teeth
Sharp corner teeth
Canine teeth are the pointed teeth between the incisors and premolars—four in humans, two upper and two lower.
Named for their prominence in dogs and other carnivores, they're designed for gripping and tearing.
Also called cuspids or, informally, fangs: The dentist said my canine teeth were fine.
- cuspidPointed tearing tooth
- toothCalcified jaw structure
- eyeteethUpper jaw canines
- tearingForcibly separating material
- dentitionOral tooth arrangement
fang · bared fangs · predation · wolf pack · maxilla · dental · crown · evolutionary traits · long in the tooth · root · enamel · pointed · jaw · bite · tooth and nail · dog · snarl · feral
- big catslion, leopard, lioness, cub, cougar
- predator traitssharp claws, fangs, claws, talons, venom
- teethincisors, incisor, molar, molars, premolar
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal
- petsdog, dogs, cats, puppy, kitten
- dental caretoothbrush, toothpaste, floss, dental floss, brushing
tooth type/dental anatomy
canine teethmolars
Rear crushing teeth
molar teeth · premolars · incisors · grinding teeth · flat teeth