flat teeth
Chewing teeth, broad
Flat teeth are teeth with broad, level surfaces designed for grinding rather than tearing—the molars and premolars in humans and other omnivores or herbivores.
The term often appears in discussions of diet and evolution: Flat teeth indicate an animal adapted to eating plants.
Contrast with sharp or pointed teeth used for cutting meat.
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- side to sideHorizontal back-and-forth motion
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- chewingCrushing food orally
enamel · dental crown · chewing surface · cud · grazing · horse · cow · dental · jaw · jaw bone · crushing · plant-eater · plant based diet · premolars · blunt · broad · surface · worn
tooth morphology/shape
flat teethsharp teeth
Pointed dental structures
fangs · canines · incisors · serrated teeth · tusks
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