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Canine tooth
The canine tooth is normally called the cuspid tooth. Starting with the front two teeth, it is the third one back. The name, canine, comes from the prominent fang tooth in a dog's mouth.
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A 35-year old asked:
Shocking pain at tip of my canine tooth?
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A 36-year old asked:
How can I pull out an upper canine tooth?
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A 31-year old asked:
What do I do if I have an impacted canine tooth?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: canine tooth?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you tell me how i could fix a crooked/sideways canine tooth?
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A 34-year old male asked about a male:
My son just scrapped the front of his canine tooth, slipped on the floor, what should we do?
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A 38-year old asked:
What to do if I have a small canine tooth and I'm not sure if it is an adult tooth, I really don't like my smile and I'm not sure what to do?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can I set right a highly erupted canine tooth?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why does canine tooth hurt when contacting with salt?
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A 32-year old asked:
Hello doctors, what does an impacted canine tooth look/feel like?
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A 32-year old asked:
Docs can you explain, is my impacted canine tooth ever going to errupt?
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A 60-year old male asked:
A flap will be made in the palate to remove tissue for my canine tooth. Vertical cuts will be 5mm and one horizontal 1 cm. cut. Is this a large area?
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A 41-year old asked:
Addicted to licking canine tooth, what to do?
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A 43-year old asked:
If i got my baby tooth removed , could the impacted canine tooth fall down in its own?
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A female asked:
I have a small white spot on the edge of my canine tooth. what does this mean and what can I do to fix it? I am 18 years old.
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A 38-year old asked:
Chipped a very small piece off the tip of my canine tooth. The dentist said to fix it would be to grind it down even more and cap it. Is this right?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Right canine tooth wearing down becoming sharp and losing fullness. Got front tooth bonding for chip. What can I do to preserve canine tooth. Chewing?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do i need braces if I have an impacted canine tooth and willit hurt?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have a bony exostosis above my canine tooth. It doesn't hurt but I can feel it, like a little pressure. Normal?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is the only problem with gum recession the sensitivity or is there more things to be worried about? It's only on one canine tooth. I'm 28
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A female asked:
I chipped my left lower canine tooth that has a little bite of sensitivity and I was wondering when I go to the dentist what they will say and do?
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A 24-year old female asked about a female:
Daughter recently got a baby canine tooth pulled. the baby tooth was predicted to come in within three months and still no tooth. What should i do?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have braces and need my upper left impacted canine tooth exposed and chained so it can be attached to my braces. I wanted to know if I dont have dental insurance, how much something like this cost?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My 12 year olds top canine tooth has become loose and is painful. It is her adult tooth. She bit on it a few days ago, and it has become progressively loose since then. She is otherwise completely healthy, and no history of tooth decay or issues.
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it safe to have braces if I have a buried upper canine tooth and a lower canine that erupted behind my incisor?
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A 16-year old male asked:
My gums are swelled. Right at the bottom of my canine tooth and between it and my lateral incisor. It's making my tooth feel loose. Help?
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A member asked:
I have a lower gum on my lower left canine tooth. I just saw a dentist for my cleaning and check up just 5 months agoand he said all was good. What should I do?
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A 31-year old male asked:
My canine tooth hurts when I brush my teeth, what could it be?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hard white painless bump above canine tooth on upper gums. Almost bone like. What is this?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How much does the canine tooth affect speech? My left canine is pretty crooked inward. But my speech therapist says I speak perfectly?
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