Canines

Question 1

What does the upper canine have instead of an incisal edge

Answer 1

A pointed cusp

Question 2

What is the crown of the upper canine like

Answer 2

Convex with the middle region often heightened to a prominent ridge (runs longitudinally to end at the tip of the cusp)

Question 3

Describe the mesial and distal borders of the upper canine

Answer 3

The mesial border is shorted and less steeply inclined than the distal border

Question 4

What is the palatal side of the upper canine like

Answer 4

Generally concave and often divided into 2 shallow fossa by a ridge connecting the cusp with the cingulum

Question 5

Describe the cervical undulation on the upper canine

Answer 5

It is greater on the mesial surface than the distal

Question 6

Where is the mesial contact of the upper canine located

Answer 6

More incisally

Question 7

Where is the distal contact of the upper canine located

Answer 7

The central of the middle third of the crown

Question 8

What is the root of the upper canine like

Answer 8

Longest and strongest of human dentition, irregularly oval, usually slightly grooved both mesially and distally

Question 9

In comparison to the upper canine, what is the lower canine like

Answer 9

Smaller and more slender, more symmetrical, shorter and weaker and flatter mesio-distally so it appears narrower and more slender

Question 10

What is the lingual aspect of the lower canine crown like

Answer 10

Cingulum, marginal ridges and fossa are led pronounced than in the upper canines, lingual surface is flatter

Question 11

What is the labial surface of the lower canine like

Answer 11

Ridges are less prominent, mesial border is shorter and less steeply inclined
Labial surface is lingually inclined bringing the cusp into lingual position