Term
What are the functions (3 main)?
"CORNERSTONES" |
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Definition
*support lips and cheeks
*cut, pierce, or shear food
*protect/separate posterior teeth during manibular movements --> canine-protected occlusion |
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Term
| What 6 ridges are found on canines? |
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Definition
Mesial Cusp Ridge
Distal Cusp Ridge
Mesial Marginal Ridge
Distal Marginal Ridge
Labial Ridge
Lingual Ridge |
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Term
| How many cusps do canines have? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are canines crowns greater labiolingual or mesiodistal? |
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Definition
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Term
| In length, where do they rank? |
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Definition
| *longest teeth in each arch, maxillary canine is longest tooth in mouth |
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Term
| Relative size of crowns/roots? |
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Definition
| Roots MUCH longer than crowns |
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Term
| What is the shape of the facial outline? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which side has a greater vertical root depression? |
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Definition
| *Distal greater than mesial (even more so on mandibular canines) |
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Term
| M or D, which contact is more cervical? |
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Definition
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Term
| M or D, on which side is crown more convex? |
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Definition
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Term
| In labiolingual view, crown tapers toward what? |
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Definition
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Term
| Mandibular vs Maxillary... Which side of the incisal edges wear more? |
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Definition
Mandibular- Labial half wears more
Maxillary- Lingual half wears more |
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