tooth
Let an agent explain tooth structure, types and development across humans and animals, relay oral health guidance from dental bodies, describe teeth in archaeology and culture with attribution, and route personal dental questions to dentists.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What teeth are.
Structure
Structure and types.
Structure
Structure.
- How are teeth structured from enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp, and what are the types in humans? definition
- Is human or animal dentition meant? boundary
Development
Development.
Development
Development.
- How do deciduous and permanent teeth develop and erupt? definition
- Which entry fits tooth development? action
Health Oral health.
Care
Daily care.
Care
Care.
- What do dental bodies recommend for brushing, fluoride, diet and check-ups? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own teeth, which need a dentist? boundary
Problems
Common problems.
Problems
Problems.
- What are caries, wear, sensitivity, non-vital teeth and other problems, in general terms? provenance
- Is dental pain or injury present now, requiring urgent care? boundary
Science Animals and archaeology.
Animals
Animal teeth.
Animals
Animals.
- How do teeth differ across mammals and other vertebrates, and what do they reveal about diet? provenance
- Which entry fits comparative anatomy? action
Archaeology
Teeth in archaeology and forensics.
Archaeology
Archaeology.
- How are teeth used in archaeology, evolution and forensic identification? provenance
- Which entry fits forensic dentistry? action
Learn Culture and history.
Culture
Teeth in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are teeth treated in customs and traditions, including tooth relics venerated in some religions, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
History
History of dentistry.
History
History.
- How has understanding and care of teeth developed historically? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- nonvital tooth, human tooth, cheek teeth, relic of the tooth of the Buddha, permanent teeth, white teeth, deciduous teeth, lower teeth, upper teeth, mandibular molars, mandibular lateral incisor, mandibular canine
What it is Filled
A tooth is a hard, calcified structure in the jaws or mouths of many vertebrates used for biting, tearing and chewing food, and in some animals for defence, display or grooming, with tissues and attachment varying across vertebrate groups; mammalian teeth typically include enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp and are anchored in jaw sockets, while humans have deciduous incisors, canines and molars and permanent incisors, canines, premolars and molars. Teeth are subject to caries, wear and disease, are central to dentistry and forensic and archaeological study, and certain teeth are venerated as relics in some traditions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain tooth structure, types and development across humans and animals, relay oral health guidance from dental bodies, describe teeth in archaeology and culture with attribution, and route personal dental questions to dentists.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Enamel hardness
- Tooth types
- Two sets in humans
- Fossil and forensic value
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose dental conditions or recommend treatment for a person's teeth.
- Present human teeth from burials or collections without respect for the people they came from.
- Use dental features to identify a person without a lawful forensic process.
- Advise on removing or repairing teeth at home.
Only with a human decision
- Use of dental records for identification of a person.
- Handling or displaying human teeth from archaeological or medical collections.
May
- Explain tooth anatomy, development and the functions of different teeth.
- Encourage a person with tooth pain or injury to see a dentist, urgently if there is swelling or trauma.
Moral aspects Filled
- Dental health affects nutrition, pain and how people are treated socially.
- Human remains, including teeth, deserve dignity.
Who is affected
- Patients
- People with limited access to dental care
- Descendants of the dead
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose teeth they are; dentists hold dental records.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q66545296 - registry parent class
related
- organ with organ cavity - category
- Dental caries - the main disease of teeth
- intestine - another digestive organ entry
- Ursidae - animals with distinctive teeth
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.tooth
- Wikidata: Q553 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553)
Direct properties required Filled
- Crown height: mm - Measure from the anatomical crown boundary to the highest cusp or incisal edge, recording species and tooth type.
- Crown width: mm - Measure the greatest mesiodistal crown dimension with dental calipers or calibrated imaging.
- Root length: mm - Measure from the cementoenamel junction to the root apex using calibrated imaging or an extracted specimen.
Recognition required Filled
- Calcified structure in the mouth
- Enamel, dentin, pulp
- Tusks are elongated teeth; beaks and baleen are not teeth
- White or yellowish hard structures in the jaws.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain structure and types
- relay oral health guidance
- describe scientific and cultural uses
- route personal questions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Agents giving personal dental advice
- Neglected dental care
- Disrespectful treatment of relics
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Dental practice regulation
- Oral health guidelines
- Forensic and archaeological standards
Context of use required Filled
- Hard structures for biting and chewing.
- incisors, canines, premolars and molars
- deciduous and permanent teeth
- animal teeth such as cheek teeth and tusks
- non-vital and treated teeth
- teeth as relics and cultural objects
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q553: tooth - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Tooth - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each tooth type be a separate entry?
- How should dental guidelines be linked?
- How should archaeological methods be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q553/spec.json