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1
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age of eruption - 24/25

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6-7 y

2
Q

age of eruption - 23/26

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7-8 y

3
Q

24 and 25 features

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“twins”

  • smallest teeth in mouth in crown and in length
  • bilaterally symmetrical
  • MI and DI about 90 degrees
  • M&D contacts both in incisal third
  • incisal edge perpendicular to long axis of the tooth
  • cingulum centered
  • CEJ curvature less pronounced than maxillary incisors
4
Q

23 and 26 - laterals - features

A
  • D more rounded, more like maxillary teeth
  • M contact in in the incisal 1/3, D contact in the incisal 1/3 but more cervical than the M contact
  • anatomy more distinct than the centrals
  • cingulum displaced to the distal
  • slight tapering of root near distal
  • CEJ curvature less pronounced than maxillary incisors
5
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M & D views

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  • depressions can be present - D more likely to have a groove and to have a large groove
  • incisal edges are more toward the lingual - makes sense, these teeth have to fit inside the maxillary arch
  • CEJ curvature mirrors that of the maxillary incisors - but maybe not as pronounced & not as much diff b/w M and D curvatures
  • tooth WIDER M/D than F/L! (diff from max)
6
Q

max and mand incisors meet

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incisal edge of mand at the cingulum of the max

7
Q

lateral incisor crown twists

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DI edge twisted toward the lingual (curved in, the arch is smaller and needs to curve sooner, makes sense)

8
Q

incisal view comparison

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centrals - bilaterally symmetrical

laterals - distal twists more - not bilaterally symmetrical

9
Q

mamelons

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are possible

10
Q

why a fatter root with grooves? (true for centrals and laterals)

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  • wider root makes them stronger
  • groove = more surface area = stronger for anchoring w/ periodontal ligament
  • **root could get thinner in the center and create 2 canals; important to know if doing a root canal!