Get to know Premolar better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bicuspid or tooth.
Premolar meaning
A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
Using Premolar
- The main meaning on this page is: A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
- Useful related words include: bicuspid, tooth.
- In the example corpus, premolar often appears in combinations such as: premolar and, first premolar.
Context around Premolar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Premolar
- In this selection, "premolar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, upper, single and named stand out and add context to how "premolar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a single premolar and four and last upper premolar named p4. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "premolar" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with premolar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They also developed an enlarged blade-like lower premolar. (9 words)
The upper third premolar and lower molar are adapted as carnassial teeth, suited to tearing and cutting flesh. (18 words)
They may also make it difficult during equine dentistry work to rasp the second premolar, and are frequently removed. (19 words)
Sometimes, a "bit seat" is filed in the first premolar, where the surface is rounded so that the flesh of the cheek is not pushed into the sharp edge of the tooth, making riding more comfortable for the horse, although the practice is controversial. (44 words)
Carnivorans all share the same arrangement of teeth in which the last upper premolar (named P4) and the first lower molar (named m1) have blade-like enamel crowns that work together as carnassial teeth to shear meat. (37 words)
The animal's dentition consists of the incisors and cheek teeth (a single premolar and four molars on each jaw), which are separated by a large gap (a characteristic feature of herbivorous mammals). (33 words)
Example sentences (8)
Carnivorans all share the same arrangement of teeth in which the last upper premolar (named P4) and the first lower molar (named m1) have blade-like enamel crowns that work together as carnassial teeth to shear meat.
Sometimes, a "bit seat" is filed in the first premolar, where the surface is rounded so that the flesh of the cheek is not pushed into the sharp edge of the tooth, making riding more comfortable for the horse, although the practice is controversial.
The animal's dentition consists of the incisors and cheek teeth (a single premolar and four molars on each jaw), which are separated by a large gap (a characteristic feature of herbivorous mammals).
The first premolar is usually absent, and they also have a very distinct long and slim skull with well-developed occipital and sagittal crests to support the enlarged jaw muscles.
The premolar and first molar together compose the carnassial pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently shears meat into small pieces, like a pair of scissors.
The upper third premolar and lower molar are adapted as carnassial teeth, suited to tearing and cutting flesh.
They also developed an enlarged blade-like lower premolar.
They may also make it difficult during equine dentistry work to rasp the second premolar, and are frequently removed.
Common combinations with premolar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: