Maxillary Canines

What is the universal number for the maxillary right canine

6

What is the universal number for the maxillary left canine

11

At what age do the maxillary canines erupt

11-12 years

List general crown features of the maxillary canines

Single cusp with tip

Slopes

Labial/lingual/marginal ridge

Cingulum

Lingual fossae

List specific crown features of the maxillary canines

Longest tooth in max. arch

Prominent lingual surface

Sharp cusp tip

Where is the height of contour located on the labial/lingual surfaces of the maxillary canines

Labial: Cervical 1/3

Lingual: middle 1/3

Where is the mesial contact located on the maxillary canines

Junction of incisal and middle 1/3

Where is the distal contact located on the maxillary canines

Middle 1/3

How do we distinguish left/right maxillary canines

Shorter mesial cusp slope than distal cusp slope

More pronounced mesial CEJ curve

More cervical contact on distal

Shorter distal outline than mesial outline on labial view

Depression between distal contact and CEJ

List general root features of the maxillary canines

Long, thick single root

List specific root features of the maxillary canines

Oval on cervical cross section

Proximal root concavities

Blunt root apex