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Once prey is caught, the otters use their powerful jaws and sharp teeth to consume their meal quickly, even protective crustacean shells. They have canines that deliver a lethal bite, and molars that can crush bones and the shells of mollusks. Sea otter molars are broad, flat, multi cuspid teeth and the carnassial are also modified for crushing.
Unlike other mouthparts, the labrum is a single, fused plate (though it originally was—and embryonically is—two structures). It is the upper-most of the mouthparts and located on the midline. It serves to hold food in place during chewing by the mandibles and thus can simply be described as an upper lip.
Unable to free it the tiger ate a meal from the hindquarters and left it. Corbett found the man-eater's paw prints in a nearby wallow and concluded that it was a big male tiger. He also got word from the villagers that the man-eater had a broken canine tooth. On all kills made by the man-eater one of the teeth had failed to penetrate the skin. [4]
"In [just about every episode of] Parenthood, somebody's eating, somebody's at a restaurant, [or] somebody's creating food in the kitchen," explains Jeffrey Johnson, prop master of the show, now ...
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The teeth of Ardipithecus ramidus in particular showed that the species was probably an omnivore. The upper canines are less sharp than a chimpanzee’s, possibly due to them being smaller in general. [6] The canines in chimpanzees can be particularly sharp as they are often shaped through use and wear against the lower teeth. [6]
Experts say there’s one more way to look after your teeth and gums: rinsing your mouth with water after you eat. Why rinsing your mouth after you eat is an excellent oral health practice.