Central & Lateral Incisors Flashcards
WHat are central incisor numbers?
7,8,9,10
26,25,24,23
Function of incisors?
- Cut food
- articulate speech
- support lips
- guide mandible during movment
Natural dention uses what guidence?
Incisor and canine guidence
Dentures use what occlsuion?
Balanced occlsuion.
How many lobes do incisors have?
4 Developmental lobes
3 labial 1 lingual
Grooves on inciors that wear off eventually and if not signal incorrect occlusion
Mamelons
3 total one for each lobe
maxillary laterals are _____ than central shorter inciso-cervically than maxillary centrals
shorter
Mandibular incisors are all what?
Relatively the same lenght and width
Wear facets on maxillary incisors are where?
Lingual
Wear facets on mandibular incisors are where?
Facial
Maxillary incisal edge slope up _____ when viewing facially
Slope up distally
Inciors are shaped like a ____ and facially, the crowns tapers ____
Trapezoid, crown taper cervically.
On all inciors besides mandibular centrals the mesial contact is more _____ than the distal contact
Mesial more incisal
On maxillary incisors & Mandibular laterals the mesial corner is what?
More of a sharp right angel
Incisors
On maxillary central incisors the mesial and distal contacts are what?
Alligned at almost the same height on each side.
Incisors
For inciors, the contacts are all in the ___ 3rd
Inscial 3rd!
Incisors
All incisors, root tapers where
TOwards apex
Incisors
Which arch of inciors have more pronounced lingual anatomy and cingulum?
Maxillary. Mandibular still have small cingulum.
Maxillary incisors
Which inciors is narrower M-D.
Max Lateral
Incisors (class)
Where are crest of contours located??
Lingual and facial both on cervical 3rd
Incisors
When present, root depression is deeper where?
Distal!
Incisors
The** FL width > MD width **of all inciors BESIDEs which one?
Maxillary centrals
Incisors
SOMETIMES the root bends ____ but it is always straight on ______
Distally,
always straight on max centrals.
Incisors
The lingual fossa is _____ to the cingulum
Concave to the cingulum
Incisors
The marginal ridges go in what direction?
They taper from incisal edge to converge at the cingulum
Incisors
What arch of incisors hare wider FL than MD, with smoother linguaal surfaces.
Mandibular incisors
Mandibular incisors have the inscial edge postioned where in respect to the mid tooth axis?
Lingual to midtooth axis
Maxillary incisors have the inscial edge postioned where in respect to the mid tooth axis?
Facial to the mid tooth axis