Test 2 Flashcards
What are the functions of canines?
support lip and face, cut or shear food, guidepost for occlusion
What are the functions of incisors?
cutting food, support lips and face, speech, aesthetics, and assist in occlusion
What are the incisors composed of?
Four developmental lobes and two developmental depressions
What is the incisal edge of incisors of facial view?
straight
What are clinical considerations of maxillary canines?
eruption often labial or lingual, impaction, instrumentation challenge, tubercles, lingual pit, dilaceration
What is the eruption time for mandibular canines?
9-10
What is the eruption time for maxillary canines?
11-12
What is the eruption time for maxillary central incisors?
7-8
What is the eruption time for mandibular central incisors?
6-7
What is the eruption time for mandibular lateral incisors?
7-8
What is the eruption time for maxillary lateral incisors?
8-9
What are the longest teeth in the arch?
canines
What serves as anchors on canines?
long, thick roots
What are the only teeth with a labial ridge?
canines
What is a class trait of canine crowns?
labiolingual width greater than mesiodistal
Which canine’s cusp tip is lingual to root axis?
mandibular
Which canine’s distal half of labial is more pinched?
maxillary
Which canine is thinner and wedge shaped?
mandibular
Which canine’s cusp tip is labial to root axis?
maxillary
Which canine is bulky and wedge shaped?
maxillary
Which teeth have an off-set cingulum?
mandibular canines, maxillary central incisors, and mandibular lateral incisors
Which teeth have the most narrow crown in the dentition?
mandibular central incisors
What are the clinical considerations of anterior teeth?
biofilm retention, instrumentation may be compromised, and maintaining optimal oral hygiene
What are the clinical considerations of maxillary central incisors?
avulsion, diastema, mesiodens, lingual pit caries, shovel shaped crown, and access to proximal deposit