Dr.

Indira Jagadeesh

General Description of Canines:

The single members of the dental
arches.
The most stable teeth in the dental
arches.
Their roots are the longest (16.2 mm) and thickest
labiolingually.
Well anchored in the alveolar bone last teeth to be lost.

General Description:
They are referred to as the corner stones of the dental
arches
help to support the facial musculature.
The only teeth in the dentition possessing
conical cusp.

a single

The only cusped teeth that has functional lingual surface

rather than an occlusal surface.

Morphology of Mandibular
Canine

General Description of Mandibular Canine :

Mandibular canine is larger than mandibular incisors in length and
in MD width. [class trait]
The first member of its class to appear in the oral cavity .[11 years]
Relative to the maxillary canine, it is narrower MD and longer
inciso-cervically. [arch trait]

Mandibular canine

First evidence of calcification.4 - 5 years

Enamel completion 6-7 years
Eruption ..9-10 years
Root completed by .12- 14 years

Labial Aspect
* Labial surface is smooth and convex.
* Labial ridge is present but is not pronounced as on
max.canine.[arch trait]
* Shallow vertical depression on either side of labial
ridge.

Labial Aspect

1. Crown
It appears long (11 mm) and

MD (6.8 mm) than maxillary canine [arch trait]

Mesial side is slightly convex to

almost flat, nearly in line with M. side

of the root.

Distal side slightly concave in the

cervical third and convex in incisal two third

crown appear tilted distally.

narrow

Labial Aspect
* Cusp tip is usually on the root axis,
M. slope is shorter than D. slope.
* Mesial contact area
in the incisal third
* Distal contact area
at the junction of the
middle and incisal third.

Labial Aspect
2. Root
* It is shorter than maxillary
canine [15.9 mm]
* It is convex on the labial surface and tapers apically
to a blunt apex.

Lingual Aspect
It is narrower than the labial
surface.
* The lingual ridge and two
fossae are not prominent.
* The cingulum is low, less bulky,
less prominent and distal to the root axis line.

* The marginal ridges are not prominent,

D.M.R. is slightly prominent than
L.R. and M.M.R.
2. Root
* Its lingual surface is convex and narrow.
* Longitudinal depressions on M. and
D. surface can be seen.

Proximal Aspects
Crown
It is wedge shaped with thin
incisal portion b/c of less bulky lingual ridge.

Incisal ridge

lingual to the root axis line.

Cusp tip
located lingual to root axis line. [arch trait]

Proximal Aspects
*Cervical line curve more
incisally [arch trait] M. curve more than D
* Crest of curvature
Labially - is closer to the cervical line.
Lingually - on the cingulum (which is low and
flattened)

Proximal Aspects
Root
M and D longitudinal depression
More deeper in the D.

Incisal Aspect
* Faciolingual outline is oblong
* Faciolingual dimension is greater than MD
* Mesiolabial outline is more convex
* Distolabial outline is more flat or concave.

Incisal Aspect

* Lingual portion is narrower

than labial.
* Cusp tip - near to the center
or lingual to the center.
* Disto-incisal angle - lingually positioned to
the cusp tip
[which gives the crown
distolingual twist.]

Incisal Aspect
* Cingulum - is slightly distal to
the center line.
* Mesial marginal ridge longer than
D.M.R. b/c of distolingual twist of
the crown and distal located of the
cingulum.

Labio-lingual Section
Reveals a double convex
Lens - shaped pulp cavity
Widest diameter below the cervix
near the middle of the tooth

Mesio-Distal Section
Cavity is very narrow from top
to bottom
In its entire length the cavity
constricted Mesio-Distally

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
MANDIBULAR CANINE
Greatest overall tooth length
with maxillary canine
IC crown dimension greatest of
any tooth
Mesial crown / root alignment
straight line
Facial crown / root curvature
C- shaped
Incisal edge lingual to long axis
(shared by all mandibular
anterior teeth)
Root length longest in
mandibular arch

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