How to Use "Tooth" with Example Sentences

tooth (n): one of the bones in the mouth used for chewing or biting food

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Used with adjectives:

"She has a chipped tooth."
(chipped, broken)

"He has a loose tooth."
(loose, wiggly, new, missing)

"The child has rotten teeth."
(rotten, bad)

"She needs braces to fix her buck teeth."
(buck)

"Her smile showed her straight teeth."
(straight, crooked, yellow, false, white, perfect)

"She fell and lost a permanent tooth."
(permanent, adult, baby)

"He lost a back tooth."
(back, front, bottom, top)

Used with verbs:

"She has to get her wisdom tooth pulled."
(pulled, removed, extracted)

"He lost three teeth."
(lost)

"Her tooth fell out."
(fell out)

"Please brush your teeth before going to bed."
(brush, clean, floss)

"The child's teeth are rotting from too much candy."
(be + rotting, be + decaying)

Used with nouns:

"She waited for the tooth fairy."
(fairy)

"He suffers from tooth decay."
(decay, loss)

Used with prepositions:

"Brush in between your teeth."
(in between, behind)

"He had something stuck in his teeth."
(in)

"She got braces on her teeth."
(on)