300 Dental Anatomy: Canines Flashcards
What tooth has GREATEST cervical prominence of any ANTERIOR tooth?
MX canine
Which tooth from a proximal view tends to be positioned with the most nearly vertical axis (straight)?
MX canine
Which tooth has the greatest overall tooth length?
MX canine
Which tooth has the longest root?
MX Canine
Which tooth has the longest crown?
MD canine
The maxillary canine has the greatest _______ crown dimension of any anterior tooth
facio-lingual
The distal contact of maxillary canine is _______.
centered (at middle)
The only maxillary tooth that has the potential of contacting both anterior and posterior teeth.
MX canine
The only mandibular tooth that has the potential of contacting both anterior and posterior teeth.
MD 1st PM
The maxillary canine cusp tip is located ___ to ___ axis.
facial to lingual (centered or slightly facial)
From incisal view, what part of the MX canine is more visible?
lingual
Which facial lobe of the maxillary canine includes the cusp tip?
The middle facial lobe
The maxillary canine has a distal or mesial bulge?
distal bulge
Are the mesial and distal symmetric or asymmetric for maxillary canines?
asymmetric
Primary maxillary canine has a distal or mesial bulge?
Mesial - opposite of permanent dentition
The crown form of canines from a facial view is:
pentagonal
The mandibular canine has the straightest ____ alignment of crown?
mesial
The mesial surface of crown of mandibular canine is ____to long axis
almost parallel
Which tooth has the longest crown dimension of any other tooth?
MD canine
Which has a less prominent cingulum: maxillary canine or mandibular canine?
MD canine
The mandibular canine is ______ mesiodistally than the maxillary canine.
narrower
The anterior tooth that most frequently exhibits bifurcated root:
MD canine
Which tooth least frequently exhibits bifurcated root?
MX central incisor
Bifurcation of the mandibular canine roots creates a _____ and _______ root.
facial and lingual
Longest root length of any MANDIBULAR tooth?
MD canine
Longest root length of ANY tooth?
MX canine
In cross section, the root of the mandibular canine is what shape?
Irregularly oval
The cross section of the mandibular canine at the CEJ is _____ and wider mesio-distally at the ____
At CEJ: ovoid
Wider MD at the labial
*it’s fatter towards the front, and thinner ‘pinched’ at the lingual
In cervical cross section, the root of the mandibular canine is ____in a mesio-distal direction
flattened
*looks more rectangular/thinner towards the root
When compared to a maxillary canine, the mandibular canine has contact areas located more ____.
incisally
The mandibular canine has a continuous _____ facial surface from the incisal to apical end.
convex
The mandibular canine makes what type of shape from crown tip to root apex?
C-shape
The mandibular canine has an incisal edge _____ to long axis of the tooth.
lingual
*opposite of the MX canine
When viewing the mandibular canine in an occlusal view, you see more ________ aspect.
FACIAL
The maxillary canine has an incisal edge ______ to the long axis of the tooth.
facial
When viewing the maxillary canine in an occlusal view, you see more _______ aspect.
LINGUAL
