Canine

Question 1

1.

Answer 1

robust tooth forming the corner of each dental quadrant

Question 2

2.

Answer 2

incisal edge is sloped into a sharp cusp tip that lies more mesially than distally

Question 3

3.

Answer 3

single root + longest of all teeth

Question 4

4.

Answer 4

root apex sometimes curves distally slightly

Question 5

5.

Answer 5

upper + lower canines have a cingulum, the app is joined to the cusp tip by a palatal ridge

Question 6

6.

Answer 6

functions are:
pierce food + tear into it
support oral soft tissues as corners of the oral cavity
provide guidance for normal occlusion especially when mandible is moved sideways