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5-Morphology of Deciduous Teeth
5-Morphology of Deciduous Teeth
5
Morphology of
Deciduous Teeth
Assistant Professor
Aseel Haidar
Lec.5 Pedodontics Fifth stage
Maxillary Incisors
- The maxillary central and lateral incisors usually erupt by 7-8 months of age.
MAXILLARY CANINE
- They erupt at about 18 months of age.
- It is larger than maxillary incisors in all dimensions and all its surfaces are convex,
creating a more pronounced constriction at the cervix than is seen in the maxillary incisors.
The crown of the maxillary canine is more constricted at the cervical region than are
the incisors, and the incisal and distal surfaces are more convex. There is a well-
developed sharp cusp rather than a relatively straight incisal edge. The canine has a
long, slender, tapering root that is more than twice the length of the crown. The root
is usually inclined distally, apical to the middle third.
Mandibular Incisors
- These teeth are the first to erupt into the oral cavity at about 6 to 7 months of age.
- Incisal ridge tends to slope downward distally. This design lowers the distal contact area
apically, so that proper contact may be made with the mesial surface of the primary
mandibular canine
Anatomy of the pulp:
o The pulp of the mandibular lateral incisor has similar dimensions to that
of the primary mandibular central incisors but is somewhat smaller.
o Oval in appearance.
o Tapers as it reaches apex.
o No demarcation between the chamber and the canal.
MANDIBULAR CANINE
-The mandibular canines erupt at about 16 months of age.
-The mandibular canine appears more slender than the maxillary
canine because of the smaller mesiodistal diameter in relation to the crown
height. The relative lengths of the incisal edges are reversed in the
mandibular canine, making the distoincisal edge the longer of the two (The
distal marginal ridge is much lower than the mesial marginal ridge).
- It is a long narrow tooth, much smaller than the primary maxillary
canine.
- The point of contact is very close to the cervical third of the tooth.
- The root is long and slender and is about twice the crown length.
Note:
The form of the mandibular canine is similar to that of the maxillary canine, with
a few exceptions. The crown is slightly shorter, and the root may be as much as 2 mm
shorter than that of the maxillary canine. The mandibular canine is not as large
labiolingually as its maxillary counterpart (the marginal ridges and cingulum are
much less prominent making the labiolingual diameter smaller).
Primary right anterior teeth, labial aspect. Primary right anterior teeth, lingual
A, Maxillary central incisor. B, aspect. A, Maxillary central incisor. B,
Maxillary lateral incisor. C, Maxillary Maxillary lateral incisor. C, Maxillary
canine. D, Mandibular central incisor. E, canine. D, Mandibular central incisor. E,
Mandibular lateral incisor. F, Mandibular Mandibular lateral incisor. F, Mandibular
canine. canine.