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• n  hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
• n  something resembling the tooth of an animal
• n  toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
• n  a means of enforcement
• n  one of a number of uniform projections on a gear

• Kids who lose a baby tooth will often put it under their pillow for the Tooth Fairy.
• Putting in a false front tooth is a major feat in dental engineering.
• In all of Ceylon, no relic is considered holier or more miraculous than the supposed tooth of Lord Buddha encased in the innermost of seven gold caskets in the Temple of the .

News & Articles

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• Hoping for clarity not confusion from Bernanke
  By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Like a father who has told his son the tooth fairy does not exist, Ben Bernanke must find a way to soothe investors who feel betrayed since he told them it was also a fantasy to hope he might keep printing free money for ever more. Financial markets, of course, knew deep down that the Federal Reserve would have to start ...
  June 16, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Meet market: Tea-sipping tall lady sks guy she can look up to — literally
  Sweet tooth One of Niki’s favorite condiments is Nutella. Height requirement Though Niki wants a guy who is “honest and generous,” she also wants him to be “taller than me and fit, but not beefy.” Quiet nights She can party it up with the best of them, but Niki...
  June 16, 2013 - New York Post
• Free dental service draws more than 500 to VSU
  The second annual VSU Cares program offered everything from consultations to cleanings to tooth extractions.
  June 15, 2013 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Washington Post
  What's really frustrating me right now is that you've got these same banks who benefited from taxpayer assistance who are fighting tooth and nail with their lobbyists . . . up on Capitol Hill, fighting against financial regulatory control,...
• Ben Czislowski in Chicago Sun-Times
  I can laugh about it now, but the doctor told me it could have been serious with teeth carrying germs,said Czislowski, 24. "I've got the tooth at home, sitting on the bedside table. If he [Tweeds Heads forward Matt Austin] wants it back,...
• Bill Kenwright in ESPN
  It's absolute nonsense to infer that we would let David depart for Manchester United with our blessing,Kenwright told the Liverpool Echo. "If a day like that ever did occur, Evertonians know that I would fight tooth and nail to keep our...