A "carnassial tooth" is a specialized tooth that is sharp and designed for slicing through meat. It is usually found in carnivorous animals and helps them chew their food. Full definition
Antlers have become very popular dog chews, but as an unfortunate side effect, veterinarians are seeing a lot of broken teeth, including carnassial teeth in the back of dogs» mouths (healthypets.mercola.com)
Following the lecture, in the «hands - on» component of the workshop, attendees will master correct methods of raising a soft tissue flap and perform surgical extractions of the canine and carnassial teeth on one side of the mouth and then contrast and compare this with the use of a new minimally invasive automated periotome used for the same teeth on the other side of the mouth. (wsava2018.com)
In the U.K., veterinarians have seen a steady increase in fractured carnassial teeth. (atailof4paws.org)