carnassial tooth

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carnassial tooth - the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh

tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

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When an upper large premolar (the carnassial tooth) is removed, the dog will have much more difficulty with grinding kibble and other food.

P4 is a long upper carnassial tooth. Protocone in P4 is well developed and distinct conical cusp which projects anterolingually.

The first was extraction of a carnassial tooth, which had developed a root abscess.