Dental Anatomy: Canines

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How many cusps does a canine tooth have?

One

What is the function of the upper (maxillary) canine tooth?

Holding and tearing food as well as esthetic

How many lobes does the upper (maxillary) canine tooth have?

Four

Where does the upper canine make contact mesially?

<p>With the distal surface of the lateral incisors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the geometrical outline of the crown of a canine tooth?

<p>Trapezoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many cusp slopes does each cusp of a canine tooth have?

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the upper (maxillary) canine tooth?

<p>Holding and tearing food as well as esthetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many lobes does the upper (maxillary) canine tooth have?

<p>Four</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the geometrical outline of the crown of a canine tooth?

<p>Trapezoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many roots does the upper (maxillary) canine tooth have?

<p>One</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the longest root of the upper (maxillary) canine?

<p>Anchorage in the bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many surfaces does the upper (maxillary) canine tooth have, including the incisal aspect?

<p>Four</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the chronological order of the appearance of the dental organ, enamel completion, eruption, and root completion for the upper (maxillary) canine?

<p>4-5 months, 6 m.i.u, 6-7 years, 11-12 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship of the upper canine with the lateral incisors and 1st premolar mesially and distally?

<p>Mesially with the distal surface of the lateral incisors and distally with the mesial surface of the 1st premolar</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the geometric outline of the crown of the upper (maxillary) canine tooth?

<p>Trapezoid - short side cervically, long side incisally</p> Signup and view all the answers

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