Heights of Contour for Permanent Dentition

Maxillary Central Incisors HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, C, I, I/M

Maxillary lateral incisors HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, C, I, I/M

Maxillary canines HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, C, I/M, M

Maxillary 1st premolars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, O/M, O/M

Maxillary 2nd premolars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, O/M, O/M

Maxillary 1st molars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, O/M, M

Maxillary 2nd molars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, O/M, M

Mandibular central incisors HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, C, I, I

Mandibular lateral incisors HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, C, I, I

Mandibular canines HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, C, I, I/M

Mandibular 1st premolars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, M, M

Mandibular 2nd premolars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, M, M

Mandibular 1st molars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, O/M, O/M

Mandibular 2nd molars HOC (facial, lingual, mesial, distal)

C, M, O/M, O/M

All facial heights of contour are in the

Cervical third

All anterior lingual heights of contour are in the

Cervical third

All posterior lingual heights of contour are in the

Middle third

What tooth has proximal heights of contours at exactly the same height?

Mandibular central incisor

Heights of contours are more cervical for the distal surface than for the mesial surface except for what teeth?

Permanent: mandibular central incisors and mandibular first premolar

Primary: maxillary canine