Lower teeth Flashcards
Smallest crown of all the teeth
Lower central primary incisor
First tooth to erupt
Lower central primary incisor
Symmetry in Lower central primary incisor?
“It has great symmetry”
Lower central primary incisor Labial surface:
Developmental grooves?
None. flat face
Lower central primary incisor Labial surface:
Crown compared to permanent?
Wider than its length
Lower central primary incisor Labial surface:
incisal border?
no relevant details:
straight border and equal angles
Lower central primary incisor how many roots?
One long root
Lower central primary incisor root canals and pulp horns? (3)
- One root canal
- Two pulp horns
- Mesial pulp horn is more pronounced
Lower lateral primary incisor compared to central incisor?
-bigger EXCEPT buccolingually
Lower lateral primary incisor Crown Labial Surface:
incisal edge
slopes cervically in the distal surface
Lower lateral primary incisor Crown Labial Surface:
mesial angle
Slightly more acute than distal angle
Lower lateral primary incisor Crown Labial Surface: convexity/concavity compared to central incisor?
Slightly more convex than central incisor
Lower lateral primary incisor Crown Lingual Surface (2)
- Cingulum slightly more defined.
* Concave
Lower lateral primary incisor Crown Mesial and distal surfaces?
Convex
Lower lateral primary incisor Crown incisal aspect? (2)
- Very similar to the central incisor.
* The incisal border is slightly oblique towards distal
Lower lateral primary incisor root?
One conic root
Lower lateral primary incisor pulp chamber? (2)
o It follows the external morphology.
o One root canal and two pulp horns, being bigger the mesial one.
Lower primary canine compared to upper primary canine?
- very similar but slightly smaller
- Sharper (upper is more bulky)
Erupts at 17-23rd month?
Lower primary canine
Lower primary canine crown labial surface:
developmental lobes?
3
Lower primary canine crown labial surface:
Slope compared to upper?
Opposite to the maxillary canine: The distal slope is longer than the mesial one.
Lower primary canine crown lingual surface? (3)
- Less accentuated cingulum.
- No central ridge.
- More convex.
Lower primary canine crown mesial and distal surfaces?
Similar to upper canine.
Lower primary canine crown incisal aspect?
Similar to upper canine.
Lower primary canine root? (2)
o Conic
o 2 mm shorter than the upper canine.
Lower primary canine pulp chamber? (2)
o It follows the external morphology.
o It has one conduct and three pulp horns, being the central one the most accentuated.
14-18th month eruption?
Lower first primary molar
Lower first primary molar compared to maxillary second molar?
smaller
Lower first primary molar crown BUCCAL surface: Mesial outline of crown ? (2)
straight
crown constricts at the cervix
Erupts at 6-10 months
Lower central primary incisor
Lower central primary incisor Lingual surface:
marginal ridges/cingulum?
has both
Lower central primary incisor Lingual surface:
middle and incisal thirds?
flattened surface or slight concavity
Lower central primary incisor Lingual surface:
compared to labial surface?
narrower
Lower central primary incisor Lingual surface:
mesial and distal borders?
have a marked constriction at the cervix
Lower central primary incisor mesial surface:
convexity?
at the cervical third is pronounced
Lower central primary incisor mesial surface:
labiolingual measurement?
only a mm less than the primary maxillary central incisor
Lower central primary incisor distal surface:
compared to mesial?
cervical line of the crown is less curved towards
the incisal ridge than on the mesial surface
Lower central primary incisor incisal surface:
cingulum?
Definite taper towards the cingulum
Lower central primary incisor incisal surface:
Labial surface?
flat and slightly convex