Describing teeth Flashcards
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What is tooth A showing
Describe tooth A
The labial (buccal) view
symmetrical narrow trapezoid (narrower cervically).
Narrower mesio-distal than labio-lingual
Smaller than lateral incisor.
There is also a lingual fossa and a small cingulum
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Describe the cusp form of this tooth from the labial view
From the labial view their is a straight mesial surface visible.
The mesial incisal angle is close to 90 degrees
There are straight incisal edge, rounded distal incisal angle, convex distal surface.
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What is tooth B showing
Mesial & distal view: triangular or wedge shaped outline.
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What is tooth C showing
The incisal view
Fairly straight and symmetrical
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Describe theincisor form of this tooth from the labial view
Straight incisal edge
The mesio-incisal and disto-incisal angles are almost 90 degrees.
The disto-incisal angle may be slightly more rounded than the mesio-incisal angle.
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Describe the incisor form of this tooth from the medial and distal surfaces
The mesial and distal surfaces are very similar with minimal incisal third convexity, the middle and cervical thirds are flattened.
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What is tooth D showing
Mesial view: the labial surface is smooth and convex
The lingual surface is mildly concave in the incisal and middle 1/3, with a small convex cingulum.
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Name the tooth and give both its alphanumeric and FDI classification
Mandibular right central incisor
Alphanumeric: LR1
FDI classification: 4 1
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What is tooth E showing
Distal view: the labial surface is smooth and convex
The lingual surface is mildly concave in the incisal and middle 1/3, with a small convex cingulum.
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What is tooth B showing
Describe tooth B
The lingual view
Has mesial and distal marginal ridges
Theres a lingual fossa
Very slight lingua ridge
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What is the root form of this tooth?
Single, narrow, conical root,
Flattened mesio-distally.T
he root tends to curve distally and the distal root groove is more marked.
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What is tooth A showing
Describe tooth A
The labial view
narrow trapezoid,
Incisal edge is wider than than central incisor giving fan-shaped outline
Crown slightly larger than central.
There are imbrication lines
Mesial incisor edge is sharper than the distal incisor edge
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What is tooth B showing
Describe tooth B
The lingual view
Has a cingulum that is placed more distally
Has a lingual fossa
Mesial marginal ridge is longer than the distal marginal ridge
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What is tooth D showing
Describe tooth D
The mesial view
wedge-shaped or triangular outline
Tooth looks more straight than on the distal view
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What is tooth E showing
Describe tooth E
The distal view
Distal outline is rounder
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What is tooth E showing
Describe tooth E
The distal view
wedge-shaped or triangular outline
Has a twist towards the distal side
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What is tooth C showing
Describe tooth C
Cusp (incisal) form
Labial view: Flat incisal edge, rotated on the root with the distal incisal corner lingually placed to follow line of dental arch.
Convex distal surface and rounded distal incisal angle.
Mesial crown profile more flat and the mesio-incisal angle is sharp.
The incisal edge slopes slightly from longer mesial surface of crown.
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Describe the root form for this tooth
Single, narrow, conical root, flattened mesio-distally.
The root tends to curve distally and the distal root groove is more marked.
Root is slightly wider, longer, thicker than lower central incisor.
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What is tooth A showing
Describe tooth A
The labial view
A long pentagon shaped tooth
Crown is generally smaller and narrower mesio-distally giving the appearance of the mandibular tooth being longer than the maxillary
Has a single cusp tip
Mesial cusp slope is shorter than the distal cusp slope
Slight labial ridge
Canines are the longest tooth in the dentition
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What is tooth D showing
Describe tooth D
The mesial view
Wedge/triagular shaped
Labio palatal diameter of crown is smaller Han the maxillary canine
Mesial outline is straighter than the distal
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What is tooth E showing
Describe tooth E
The distal view
Wedge shaped
Labio palatal diameter of crown is smaller Han the maxillary canine
Distal line I both shorter and rounder than the mesial outline
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What is tooth C showing
Describe tooth C
The incisal view
Incisal ridge divided into mesial and distal slopes. The shorter, more horizontal, mesial slope meets the longer, steeper, distal ridge to form an obtuse (blunt) angle at a cusp tip.
The tip is less pointed and may be more lingually placed than maxillary canine. The distal surface is convex, giving a rounded crown profile, in the incisal two thirds (slightly concave in the cervical third).
The mesial surface is approximately a straight line and continuous with the mesial surface of the root.
Crown appears to lean distally in relation to the root.
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Describe the incisal form of the tooth from the mesial/distal view
Labial surface is slightly convex and continuous with the convexity of the root.
Compared to the maxillay canine the lingual surface is concave but smoother, the cingulum is low and less developed, marginal ridges are less prominent.
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Describe the root form for this tooth
Usually a single long root, with an oval cross section, flattened mesio-distally. Root tends to curve distally. Occasional apical third bifurcation into labial and lingual roots.