What does the term, "long in the tooth" mean?
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Old, aging, over the hill.\n\nhttp://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1689&dept_id=41779&newsid=13480352&PAG=461&rfi=9
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the word for that is "Stride", meaning, to walk with long steps. I don't know if it also means wide step.
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Wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, are the last teeth to grow in the back of the mouth. Common misunderstandings surround their name origin, removal  reasons and pain sources, according to the Academy of General Dentistry, an organization of general dentists dedicated to continuing education. "The name 'wisdom teeth' is age related - third molars don't erupt until teenage years and beyond, when people theoretically are more wise to the world,"
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Yes, you would be amazed at the technology.  I had most of one of my front teeth knocked out.  My dentist did a repair, not replacement, and the last one he did has lasted a decade.  I eat everything I always have.
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It might be "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (which appears in the Oxford English Dictionary), unless you want to count names of diseases (such as "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," defined by the OED as 'a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word'), places (such as "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch," a village in Wales), chemical compounds (apparently there is one that is 1,913 letters long), and also a few words found only in Joyce's Finnegans Wake.\n\nNote: for some unknown reason Yahoo answers will not permit the full posting of the full spelling of these very long words. but you can find the spellings at the website below.
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A tooth location would be helpful.
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it was the build up of a cheesy substance that you\nget on your teeth when they are not brushed for a long time.\nduring that time a toothbrush was a luxury item.
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there's 'antidisestablishmentarianism' at 28 letters, meaning 'opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England'. It is often considered the longest word as it has an actual meaning instead of being created just to be long.
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Im too long in the tooth to answer this.\nSorry I hope you get a good answer.
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I've found this on wikipedia.\nCheck this out.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titin\nI think this is the longest word I've ever seen.
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It means you need to brush your teeth!!!!
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The fear of long words.\n\nThe fear of long words.\n\nThe fear of long words.\n\nThe fear of long words.\n\nThe fear of long words.
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Cavity. That's the word no one wants to hear at the dentist's office. A cavity (say: kah-vuh-tee) develops when a tooth decays (say: dih-kaze), or breaks down. A cavity is a hole that can grow bigger and deeper over time. Cavities are also called dental caries (say: kar-eez), and if you have a cavity, it's important to get it repaired.\n\nBut why would your tooth develop a hole? Blame plaque. That's a sticky, slimy substance made up mostly of the germs that cause tooth decay. The bacteria in your mouth make acids so when plaque clings to your teeth, the acids can eat away at the outermost layer of the tooth, called the enamel (say: ih-nah-mul). \n\nIf you don't go to the dentist, the acids can continue to make their way through the enamel, and the inside parts of your tooth can begin to decay. If you've ever had a toothache or heard an adult complain about one, it may have been because there was a cavity that reached all the way inside a tooth, where the nerve endings are. Ouch!\n\nYour dentist will carefully examine your teeth and may take X-rays. If your dentist discovers a cavity, he or she can repair it for you by first removing the rotted part of your tooth with a special drill. The dentist then fills the hole in your tooth with a special material. It's called a filling. \n\nDoes it hurt? Sometimes it does, but your dentist can give you an anesthestic. That's a kind of medicine that will numb the area around the problem tooth while you're getting your new filling.
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The tooth is basically encased in bone. They usually cut away the "roof" of bone and a little bit around the tooth to get it out. The hole that is left over usually fills back in with bone and shouldn't cause any problems.
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1. to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.\n2. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line.
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It's actually bad for your gums, not your teeth. You're brushing for way too long.
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It is a relative term.  \n\nFor the Marine Corp drill Sgt who has just given a command...2 seconds.\n\nFor a student, concerned that the teacher will ask a him a question he can't answer...5 minutes\n\nFor a woman who has just found out she's pregnant...9 months.\n\nFor an old man...the next 5 years are longer than the last 80.\n\nFor anyone looking at ages....15 years older or younger\n\nFor a historian....a century or two\n\nFor a geologist....a millennium