Canines Flashcards
What are the possible FDI notations for canines?
13, 23, 33, 43
What does an upper canine have instead of an incisal edge?
A pointed cusp
What is the labial surface of an upper canine like?
Convex, with the middle region often heightened to a prominent ridge (runs longitudinally to end at the tip of the cusp)
What is the mesial cusp slope and distal cusp slope like in an upper canine?
- Mesial border is shorter and less steeply inclined than the distal border
What is an upper canine often divided into 2 shallow fossae by?
A ridge connecting the cusp with the distally displaced cingulum
On which side of an upper canine is the curvature of the cervical margin more marked?
The mesial surface
Where is the mesial contact of an upper canine to another tooth located?
More incisally
Where is the distal contact of an upper canine to another tooth located?
At the centre of the middle third of the crown
Which tooth root is the longest and strongest of the human dentition?
- Upper canine root
What shape is the root of an upper canine?
- Irregularly oval
- Usually slightly grooved both mesially and distally
What is a lower caning like compared to an upper canine?
- Smaller and more slender
- More symmetrical
- Shorter and weaker than upper canines and flatter mesio-distally so it appears narrower and more slender
What is the cingulum, marginal ridges and fossae of a lower canine like compared to an upper canine?
- Less pronounced
- Lingual surface is flatter
What are the ridges of a lower canine like compared to an upper canine?
Less pronounced
Which border of the cusp of a lower canine is shorter and less steeply inclined?
- The mesial border
