Maxillary Canine

Permanent Canine
• Develops from 4lobes, 3labial and 1 lingual
• Middle labial lobe well developed into a cusp ( Cusp on its incisal rodge)
• Cornerstone of the mouth
• Longest tooth in the mouth
• The crown of maxillary canine is
narrower mesiodistally than of
maxillary central incisor

• It has two slops (Cusp ridge), the

mesial slope being shorter than
the distal slope

• The labial surface is smooth and

bulky in the middle because of
the ridge
Labial aspect
• Imbrication line can often be found in
cervical 3rd of the facial surface
: “ Line of Pickerell”
• Mesial outline : Usually convex &
Rounded mesioincisal angle
• Height of contour (mesial margin) : at
contact area (Junction of incisal &
middle third)
 Labial aspect

• Distal margin : shorter than the mesial

margin & also has more rounded
incisal angle
• Height of contour : at contact area (
middle 3rd)
• Incisal margin – Divided into two
components by tip of cusp & are
termed the mesioincisal and
distoincisal slopes ( or Mesial & distal
cusp ridges)
Labial aspect
Lingual Aspect
• Crown and root are narrower lingually
• Cingulum is well developed, Large &
sometime pointed like a cusp
• Cervical line curves asymmetrically toward
the apex with a slight offset to the distal
Lingual Aspect
• A well developed lingual ridge is seen
which divides mesial & Distal lingual
fossae
• Heavy marginal ridges are associate with
well formed cingulum and fossae
Mesial Aspect
• From the mesial aspect canine looks similar but
bulkier than maxillary central incisor
• Maxillary Canine is the widest anterior tooth
labiolingually
• The Cervical line curvature is towards incially
• The contact area is near the junction of the incisal
and middle third
Distal Aspect
• Distal surface is very similar to the mesial
surface
• The cervical line exhibits less curvature
• The distal surface is generally smaller, with
resultant shorter labial and lingual margins.
• Height of contour is located at a more
cervical level
• The contact area is near the middle third
Incisal aspect
• The labiolingual dimension is greater
than the mesiodistal dimension
• Maxillary canine is generally convex in
both its labial and lingual outline
• The cusp tip is labial to the center of
the crown labiolingually and mesial to
the center mesiodistally
• The labial ridge and the cingulum are
very noticeable from this aspect