An object, usually a metal bar, placed into the mouth of a horse, held on by a bridle and used with reins to direct and guide the animal. Occasionally made of other materials, including rubber.May be solid or jointed and may have rollers or other attachments added, usually in the center.
There are 32 teeth in the human mouth, including the wisdom teeth at the back that most people have removed. But how many of them do we seriously need? This question has exercised dentists since the dawn of the NHS with its cash-limited budget for treatment.
They are often the largest teeth in a mammal's mouth. Most species that develop them normally have four per mammal, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, separated within each jaw by its incisors; humans and dogs are examples. In most species, canines are the anterior-most teeth in the maxillary bone.