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What is the ideal way to describe a tooth according to the text?
What is the ideal way to describe a tooth according to the text?
How many maxillary permanent incisors are there in total?
How many maxillary permanent incisors are there in total?
What is the key characteristic used to describe the general characteristics of the maxillary permanent central incisor?
What is the key characteristic used to describe the general characteristics of the maxillary permanent central incisor?
What is the most broadest tooth of the anterior teeth in the upper jaw?
What is the most broadest tooth of the anterior teeth in the upper jaw?
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Which incisors contact each other at the midline in the upper jaw?
Which incisors contact each other at the midline in the upper jaw?
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Study Notes
Ideal Tooth Description
- A tooth should be described based on its morphology, anatomy, and function.
Maxillary Permanent Incisors
- There are four maxillary permanent incisors.
Maxillary Permanent Central Incisor
- The mesiodistal width is the key characteristic used to describe the general characteristics of the maxillary permanent central incisor.
Broadest Anterior Tooth
- The maxillary permanent central incisor is the broadest tooth among the anterior teeth in the upper jaw.
Incisors at Midline
- The two maxillary permanent central incisors contact each other at the midline in the upper jaw.
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Test your knowledge of describing permanent anterior teeth by understanding chronology, type, function, lobes, relations, surfaces, and roots of each tooth. Practice describing enamel organ appearance, calcification, crown completion, eruption, and root completion.