Lateral Incisors
Maxillary |
Mandibular |
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Contact |
Mesial: incisal near junct incisal & mid 1/3rd. Distal: At junct incisal & mid 1/3rd. |
Mesial: incisal 3rd, near edge. Distal: incisal 3rd, cervical to mesial contact. |
Crown |
2mm narrower & less symmetrical than central. "oblong". |
Tilted distally-"bent appearance". Make distal outline shorter than mesial. |
Incisal Angles |
Both more rounded than central. Mesioincisal more acute & distoincisal more obtuse central. |
*Distoincisal is noticeably more rounded than mesial. |
Proportions |
Root longer than crown. Can be longer than max central. Root:crown > max central. |
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Root shape |
Blunt from proximal. |
Narrow lingually compared to facial. |
Lingual fossae |
More pronounced and covers less area than max central. Deep or shallow. |
Not pronounced. |
Cingulum |
Centered, narrower & more convex than max central. |
Slightly distal. |
Marginal ridges |
Prominent. Developed to different degrees. Mesial: straight Distal: shorter than mesial due to incisal ridge sloping distally. Curves. |
Mesial is longer than distal due to placement of the cingulum. Overall, not pronounced. |
Pits |
Present. Often must be restored due to decay. |
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Overall Lingual anatomy |
Fewer than central. |
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Accessory lingual ridges |
May possess near cingulum |
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Root depression |
On mesial, where mesial is flattest side. Can be on distal. Both on mid root. |
Both mesial and distal. More distinct on distal. |
Incisal Edge |
1.0 to 1.5 mm & straighter than max central. Slope cervically toward distal & lingual. |
On or lgual to the long axis of root. Viewing form mesial, edge *twists distolingually which places it more lingual to LAR. |
CEJ |
Mesial: curves 2.5 mm incisally. More curvature on mesial than distal. |
Mesial: curves 2mm incisally. Distal: curves 1.4 mm incisally. |
Height of contour |
Labial: cervical 3rd. Lingual: cervical 3rd. |
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Crown width |
M.D. wider than F.L. However sometimes they can be equal. |
Wider F.L. than M.D. No symmetry to to distolingual twist. |
Crown outline |
Resembles central but narrower M.D. Labial more convex than max central. |
Labial outline convex in incisal 3rd. |
Labial depressions |
Less prominent than central. |
Minimal. Smoothe like central. |
Root Curvature |
Distally in apical 1/3rd. |
May have distal bend. |