incisors and k9 Flashcards
permanent incisors function
esthetics, phonetics and mastication (biting, cutting, shearing)
Class traits
characteristics of all incisors
Arch traits
characteristics that distinguish maxillary from mandibular incisors
Type traits
distinguish central from lateral in the same arch
Permanent Maxillary Incisors #
7,8,9 & 10
which crown is larger in maxillary incisors
central incisors
Maxillary Central Incisor – Labial View
Basic geometrical shape trapezoidal
Generally convex mesiodistally and incisocervically
Widest of the incisors
longer incisocervically than it is wide mesiodistally
why is Convexity important to reproduce
so that the teeth are easier to clean and don’t have food traps
Mamelons
rounded protuberances which are present on the cutting edge of an incisor tooth when it first erupts through the gum; are quickly worn away by use.
Imbrication Lines
horizontal striations near the cervix/gingiva that are a result of a change in the growth process
Maxillary Central Incisor – Palatal View
Fossa bounded by 4 convexities (cingulum, marginal ridges, incisal edge)
Mesial marginal ridge is longer than distal marginal ridge
Cingulum offset to the distal to allow room for the incisal papilla
Max central lingual view
- 2 marginal ridges
- 1 lingual fossa
- Cingulum
- MMR>DMR
Maxillary lateral Incisors
▪ Smaller sized – incisal edge slope cervical ▪ to the distal ▪ Rounded angles / MMR>DMR ▪ Pit in lingual fossa ▪ Palatogingival groove ▪ Root tip has distal curvature ▪ Diamond shaped outline
Mandibular Central Incisors
▪ Exhibit symmetry with one another
▪ Show Incisal wear
▪ Longer faciolingually than they are wide mesiodistally
▪ Marginal ridge lengths are the same
Mandibular Lateral Incisors
▪ Slightly wider than central
▪ Have mesial and distal root concavities
▪ Cingulum offset distally
▪ Incisal edge twisted
▪ Both marginal ridges visible in mesial view
▪ Longer MMR than DMR
▪ Distal of incisal edge may be more lingual (distolingual twist)