@Violetiki hmm, there a tooth in btwn -incisor- and -molar-, which has a very sharp tip like vampire's one. doesn't english has a specific name for the tooth in casual speech?

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Violetiki

21 Jan 2018

English (US)

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Filled is grammatically correct. Where I am from in the US, we say fixed more than filled. But to be better understood across the board, you should use filled. I'm sorry about that; I should have caught my slang.

Violetiki

21 Jan 2018

English (US)

I don't understand

Casually we call it a fang, but that is not a proper name for it.

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Violetiki

21 Jan 2018

English (US)

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I looked it up, and properly it is called the cuspid.

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jickoon

21 Jan 2018

Korean

@Violetiki thank you so much!
would you say most americans don't know the word 'cuspid'?

Violetiki

21 Jan 2018

English (US)

I don't understand

I wouldn't say most, my area doesn't use it, but others might. Every city and state are different in culture and wording.

Violetiki

21 Jan 2018

English (US)

I don't understand

You are welcome

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"I did resin on my canine" does this sound natural?

Casually we call it a fang, but that is not a proper name for it.

당신은 무엇을 말하려고하는What are you trying to say?

"I had my cavity fixed." or "I put resin on my tooth." The first sentence is more natural. Canine is not a word we really use for our teeth. The word canine is more associated with dogs.Teeth is the plural word for tooth.

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There are molars, wisdom teeth, and incisors. I am not familiar with any other specific tooth names we talk about.

Filled is grammatically correct. Where I am from in the US, we say fixed more than filled. But to be better understood across the board, you should use filled. I'm sorry about that; I should have caught my slang.

Casually we call it a fang, but that is not a proper name for it.

I looked it up, and properly it is called the cuspid.

I wouldn't say most, my area doesn't use it, but others might. Every city and state are different in culture and wording.

You are welcome

당신은 무엇을 말하려고하는
What are you trying to say?

"I had my cavity fixed." or "I put resin on my tooth." The first sentence is more natural. Canine is not a word we really use for our teeth. The word canine is more associated with dogs.

Teeth is the plural word for tooth.

Thank you for clarifying.
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