Tooth morphology

Question 1

describe the appearance of Permanent Maxillary Central incisor

Answer 1

▪ “Upper centrals”
▪ Bulky crown
▪ Wide Mesial → Distal
▪ Sharp mesio-incisal angle
▪ Rounded disto-incisal angle
▪ Single tapering root
▪ Slight Distal curvature
▪ “Mamelons” rounded
protuberances on the incisal
edge of an unworn tooth
▪ Wedge shape
▪ Convex labial surface
▪ Concave palatal surface
▪ Sinuous cervical margin

Question 2

describe the appearance of Permanent Maxillary lateral incisor

Answer 2

▪ Shorter
▪ Narrower