Incisors Flashcards
Maxillary Central Incisor
Eruption:
____
7-8 years
Maxillary Central Incisor Development
n There are ____ developmental lobes
n Three ____ developmental lobes.
n One ____developmental lobe.
four
facial (labial)
palatal (lingual)
Maxillary Central Incisor Development
n There are ____ facial (labial) developmental grooves.
u They are called ____.
two
labial lobe grooves
Maxillary Central Incisor Development
n ____ mamelons are visible on the ____ when the tooth first erupts
u These are the incisal borders of the ____
n ____ (through use) wears them away
three
incisal edge
developmental lobes
incisal contact
Maxillary Central Incisor Development
n The ____ forms the cingulum of the tooth.
palatal (lingual) developmental lobe
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor – Facial View
n The maxillary central incisor is wider ____ than any other anterior tooth
n The crown has a greater ____ dimension than mesiodistal dimension.
n The incisocervical dimension of the crown is ____ the mesiodistal dimension
M-D
incisocervical
1.5 times
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor – Facial View
n The ____ of the crown has been described as:
u an “____” with a ____ gingival side
u as a ____
u as a ____
u as a ____
outline form imperfect square rounded trapezoid square rectangle
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor – Facial View
n The incisal edge is almost ____mesiodistally
n ____ root
n The root is ____
straight
one
cone-shaped
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor – Facial View
n The ____ angle is relatively sharp
n The ____ outline of the crown is almost straight
mesioincisal
mesial
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor – Facial View
n The mesial contact is in the ____ of the crown - near the ____ angle
u Also called the ____
incisal 1/3
mesioincisal angle
mesial height of contour
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor – Facial View
n The distal outline of the crown is more ____ than the mesial surface
n The distal contact is at the junction of the ____ and the ____
u Also called the ____
convex (curved)
incisal 1/3rd
middle 1/3rd
distal height of contour
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor–Mesial View
n From the mesial, the crown has has a ____ or ____
n The facial height of contour is in the ____ of the crown
n The incisal aspect of the facial surface is somewhat ____
traingular
wedge-shape
cervical 1/3rd
flat
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor–Mesial View
n The lingual height of contour is in the ____ of the crown
u It is actually the ____ of the tooth that creates this contour
cervical 1/3rd
cingulum
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor–Mesial View
n There is a uniquely large incisal curvature of the ____ or ____.
cemento-enamel junction CEJ
cervical line
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor–Mesial View
n The mesial contact is centered ____
n The concave portion of the lingual surface is called the ____
faciolingually
lingual fossa
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor– LingualView
n The lingual fossa is a concavity bound by the ____, ____ and ____.
marginal rdiges
cingulum
incisal edge
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor– LingualView
n The mesial marginal ridge is nearly ____
n The distal marginal ridge is ____
straight
curved
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor–Distal View
n The distal contact is centered ____
faciolingually
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Central Incisor–Incisal View
n The crown is roughly ____ from an incisal view
n The incisal edge is slightly curved ____-almost straight
n The faciolingual thickness of the incisal edge is around ____
n the facial surface is only slightly ____, and can be flat on some teeth
n The crown tapers ____
triangular mesiodistally 1.5 mm convex lingually
Maxillary Lateral Incisor
Eruption: ____
8-9 years
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Lateral Incisor – Facial View
n Resembles the ____, but the crown is smaller, more slender, and rounder
n The root length is about the same as the the ____
n The incisocervical crown dimension is ____ than the mesiodistal dimension
central incisor
central incisor
greater
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Lateral Incisor – Facial View
n The outline form of the crown has been described as generally ____
n There is a great morphologic variation in the ____ crown shape of the maxillary lateral incisor
-oval
-____
trapezoidal
facial
elliptical
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Lateral Incisor – Facial View
n The crown exhibits the greatest incidence of variation in ____
n The lateral incisor may be even ____ from the mouth entirely
shape
missing
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Lateral Incisor – Facial View
n ____ is a characteristic feature of the lateral incisor crown
n There is a curved ____
roundness
incisal edge
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
Maxillary Lateral Incisor – Facial View
n The number and prominence of mamelons ____ – usually subtle
u most commonly there are ____ mamelons vs. central incisor (____).
n ____ wears them away
varies
two
three
incisal contact
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS Maxillary Lateral Incisor – Facial View
n The ____ outline of the crown is convex
n The ____ corner is rounded
mesial
mesioincisal