una muela

a molar

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a molar Usually refers specifically to a molar tooth, especially in expressions about tooth pain or extraction.
SP: Tengo que ir al dentista porque me duele una muela.
EN: I have to go to the dentist because one of my molars hurts.

Y me duele una muela.

And I have a toothache.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Sé que esto les gusta tanto como que les arranquen una muela.

I know they like this as much as having a tooth pulled.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Me duele una muela.

I have a toothache.

Me tuvieron que sacar una muela.

I had to have a tooth pulled.