Canines Flashcards
The ridge on the facial is called what
Labial ridge
Called the buccal ridge on premolars
Mand canine anatomy is ____ pronounced than max
Less
What tooth is the second longest and has the second longest root
Mand canine
Canines are considered
Cornerstone of the dental arches
Longest teeth, good anchors
Canine eminence
Projection of bone in the maxilla that houses the thick canine root
Anterior to this is the incisal fossa
Posterior to this is the canine fossa
What tooth has the longest crown
Mand canine
Are canines wider buccolingually
Yes even more so than incisors
The mesial marginal ridge on a max canine is ______ than the distal marginal ridge
Shorter
Longer on a primary
What canine can have two roots?
Mand canine
Are ridges and fossa prominent on mand canine
No
Mand canine crown is ____ and _____ than the max canine
Longer and narrower
Max incisors and canine incisal edge/cusp is NEVER _______ to the root axis line
Never lingual
Always labial or on it
Do canines have memelons
NOOO
Mand canine mesial looks like what
Mesial - flat against lateral incisor
Mand canine contacts
Mesial- incisal third
Distal- junction of incisal and middle third
Primary canine mesial ridge is ____ than the distal ridge
Longer!! Is it an exception to the rule along with max first premolars
Is the cingulum centered on a max canine
Yes!
The cingulum is located distal on which canine
Mand canine
What is the longest tooth in the mouth
Max canine, but mand canine has longer crown
Functions of canines
Support lips and facial muscles
Tear and rip, pierce, and shear food
Canine guidance, max and mand canines overlap and provide protection to other teeth when mandible moves side to side
What forms the bulk of the labial ridge on a max canine
Middle labial lobe
What is the longest tooth in each arch
Canines
Which anterior tooth is most likely to have a bifurcated root
Mand canine
Where are the max canine contacts
Mesial- junction of incisal and middle third
Distal- middle third
What separates mesial and distal fossa on max canine
Lingual ridge
Which tooth has the longest root
Max canine
