Maxillary Incisors

Dr. Syed Sadatullah King Khalid University Abha

Contents

Morphology of Permanent Maxillary Central Incisor Chronology and dimensions of Maxillary Central Incisor Brief morphology of Maxillary Lateral Incisor

Objectives

Identification of maxillary incisors from other teeth Understand the morphology of maxillary central and lateral incisor Distinguish between the labial, lingual, mesial, distal and incisal surfaces of the maxillary incisors

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Introduction
Maxillary incisors are four in number Maxillary central incisor and lateral are similar in anatomy and complement each other in function Their major function is to cut food Maxillary central incisor erupts between the age of 7 and 8 and it is the second permanent tooth to erupt Maxillary lateral incisor erupts between the age of 8 and 9
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Maxillary Central Incisor

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Labial aspect

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Labial aspect

The mesial margin is straight and meets the incisal edge at right angle. The distal margin is shorter and more rounded.

Distal margin shorter & rounded

Mesial margin straight

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The distoincisal angle is more rounded than the mesioincisal angle.

Distoincisal angle more rounded

Mesioincisal angle rounded

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The labial surface is marked by two developmental groove and has convexity in cervical third.

Convexity in cervical third

a & b: Developmental depressions 1,2 & 3: Lobes (4th lobe not visible)

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Maxillary central incisor is the widest anterior tooth mesiodistally

Widest anterior teeth

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Lingual aspect

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Lingual aspect

The crown profile is same as that of labial surface except that there is a broad depression in the central portion called the lingual fossa and a well developed cingulum. Cingulum Marginal ridges

Lingual fossa Lingual ridge

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The lingual fossa is bordered by mesial and distal marginal ridges on the sides and the cingulum cervically.

The cervical line on labial and lingual surface is convex apically.

Cervical line convex

Labial aspect
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Lingual aspect

Mesial aspect

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Mesial aspect

From the mesial aspect the labial margin is convex The lingual margin is S shaped, being convex near cingulum and concave in the middle Convex near cingulum Concave in the middle

Labial margin convex

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Mesial curvature of cervical line (3.5mm) is the most pronounced compared to any other tooth. The cervical line on the mesial and distal surface is convex incisally Cervical line

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Distal aspect Distal surface is very similar to the mesial surface.

Distal aspect

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Incisal aspect

The crown and incisal margin are centered over root Crown profile is almost bilaterally symmetrical The incisal margin of newly erupted teeth show three elevations called mamelons. They correspond to the developmental lobes

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Bilaterally symmetrical

Incisal ridge

Incisal aspect

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Root
The root is straight and tapers from the cervical line to the apex giving it a conical shape The root ends in a blunt apex.

Straight conical blunt root

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Average Dimensions in millimeters

Crown Length Root Length Mesiodistal Diameter at Contact Area Mesiodistal Diameter at Cervical Line Labiolingual Diameter at Crest of Curvature Labiolingual Diameter at Cervical Line Curvature of Cervical Line M D

10.5

13.0

8.5

7.0

7.0

6.0

3.5

2.5

CHRONOLOGY Appearance of enamel organ First evidence of calcification

5 m.i.u 3-4 months

Contact Area Max C.I Mesial I3 Distal JIM3

Crown completion
Eruption Root completion

4-5 years
7-8 years 10-11 years
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I3- Incisal third JIM3-Junction of incisal & middle third

Maxillary Lateral Incisor

The general shape is similar to maxillary central incisors except that they are shorter and narrower.

Maxillary central incisor bigger and lateral incisor smaller

Next to third molars maxillary lateral incisors are the teeth that show most variation in crown size, shape and form
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The mesioincisal and distoincisal angles are more rounded than the corresponding angles of the maxillary central incisor Maxillary Lateral Incisor

Maxillary Central Incisor

Distoincisal angle more rounded

Mesioincisal angle more rounded

Distoincisal angle

Mesioincisal angle

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On the lingual aspect the marginal ridges and cingulum are more prominent

Prominent marginal ridges

Prominent cingulum

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Labial aspect

Lingual aspect

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Distal aspect