Incisors Flashcards
Which tooth has a sharp mesio-incisal angle and rounded disto-incisal angle with a cingulum
Upper central incisors
Which tooth has the largest crown of the incisors
Upper right central incisor
The cervical region is narrowed mesio-distally, giving a long mesial surface
Slightly rounded mesio-incisal
angle and a short distal surface with a pronounced rounding of the disto-incisal angle
Upper lateral incisor
Which anterior tooth enclose a depression or fossa
Upper lateral incisors
Which anterior teeth are more prone to caries on the lingual surface
Upper lateral incisors due to fossa collecting and accumulating deposits
On which side of the incisors will undulation be greater
Mesially
How can a lateral and central incisor be differentiated
Lateral incisors have a more rounded incisal edge
In which tooth does the crown appear flat and almost symmetrical
Lower central incisors
Which teeth lean lingually
Lower anterior teeth
Where are cingulum found
On the lingual surface of anterior teeth (smaller on lower teeth)
Which tooth has a fan-shaped crown appearance
Lower lateral incisor
What are ‘peg laterals’
Dwarfed lateral incisors
