Molar tooth
The permanent molars occupy the most posterior portion of the dental arch. They are the primary grinding teeth in the mouth. Adult humans have twelve molars, in four groups of three at the back of the mouth. The third, rearmost molar in each group is called a wisdom tooth. It is the last tooth to appear, breaking through the gum tissue at about the age of twenty.
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How to cure impacted molar tooth?
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How can I get my baby molar tooth out?
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Could my molar tooth be restored or filled?
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How do you take out a loose baby molar tooth?
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What to do if the right side, molar tooth hurting?
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What is the definition or description of: molar tooth?
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A 40-year old asked:
What to do if I have a root canel molar tooth that has 1/4 broken, can it still be crowned?
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A 30-year old asked:
My baby molar tooth wont move or wiggle and i feel the adult tooth growing. What's going to happen?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Is it always better to take the molar tooth out? What are the complications later in life if it is not taken out?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it important to extract an abcess molar tooth?
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A 41-year old asked:
A part of my molar tooth chipped off! should I be worried?
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A 46-year old asked:
Please tell me what age should your first molar tooth fall out?
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A 45-year old asked:
How can I tell if a molar tooth is still a baby tooth and not an adult tooth?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can you tell me how much time would it take to extract an abcess molar tooth?
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A 38-year old asked:
Last molar tooth on the right became really sensitive last night for some unknown reason, please help!?
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A 47-year old asked:
I have pain in my upper last molar tooth, so unsure if it's dying or to the other teeth if a molar tooth is removed?
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A 44-year old asked:
What to do if I had my molar tooth on top of it there's a black thing. and also the side of it. is it an algae. does it eats it?
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A 27-year old male asked:
For the last few days my molar tooth on the top hurts of i stomp or jump ( only at the moment of impact). No other pain. What could be up?
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A 20-year old female asked:
My top right molar tooth began hurting today out of no where. I was fine all day, until i pressed my teeth down. Only hurts when i chew. What is it?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can I do first molar tooth removal at home ?
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A 22-year old female asked about a 33-year old female:
Molar tooth broken stabbing tongue what to do?
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A 40-year old asked:
The gum behind my molar tooth is swollen and hurts! what to do?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My 7 year old is bleeding around a molar tooth, is this normal?
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A 31-year old asked:
Could use your help docs! my first molar tooth fell out what should I do ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
When exactly should the patient under chemotherapy, extract his molar tooth?
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A 47-year old asked:
How to correct slight facial asymmetry caused by extraction of a molar tooth?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is it normal for a molar tooth that had root canal turn black above the crown?
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A 42-year old asked:
What to do if I have just had a molar tooth removed but it still feels time toothache?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I can't go to dentist mt molar tooth have damaged totally broken but I have no pain in it what should I do please help?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Can the last two molar tooth together be removed and replaced? - Bottom right. They are crowned and haven't seen dentist yet.
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