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Anatomy of Permanent Canines

The maxillary canine has a prominent cusp with pointed tip and two cusp ridges. Its labial surface is bulky in the middle due to a prominent labial ridge. Lingually, it has a well-developed cingulum that sometimes resembles an additional cusp, and occasionally a lingual ridge. The root is the longest and strongest of all teeth. Mandibular canines are similar but slightly narrower, with the mesial cusp ridge smaller than the distal. Lingually, it is smooth and flat like a lateral incisor. Both canines have one root with developmental depressions on the mesial and distal surfaces.

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Anatomy of Permanent Canines

The maxillary canine has a prominent cusp with pointed tip and two cusp ridges. Its labial surface is bulky in the middle due to a prominent labial ridge. Lingually, it has a well-developed cingulum that sometimes resembles an additional cusp, and occasionally a lingual ridge. The root is the longest and strongest of all teeth. Mandibular canines are similar but slightly narrower, with the mesial cusp ridge smaller than the distal. Lingually, it is smooth and flat like a lateral incisor. Both canines have one root with developmental depressions on the mesial and distal surfaces.

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PERMANENT Canines

Introduction

Maxillary Canine Labial aspect


The crown of maxillary canine is narrower mesiodistally than that of maxillary central incisor. The incisal aspect has a large cusp with a pointed cusp tip

It has two slopes (cusp ridges), the mesial slope being shorter than the distal slope
The labial surface is smooth and bulky in the middle because of the labial ridge

Labial ridge

Distal cusp ridge


Cusp tip

Mesial Cusp Ridge

Labial aspect

Lingual aspect
The crown and root are narrower lingually

The cingulum is well developed, large and sometimes pointed like a cusp
Occasionally a well developed lingual ridge is seen that divides the lingual fossa into mesial and distal lingual fossae Heavy marginal ridges are associated with well formed cingulum and fossae

Mesial lingual fossa

Cingulum Distal marginal ridge

Mesial marginal ridge Lingual ridge

Distal lingual fossa

Lingual aspect

Mesial aspect
From the mesial aspect canine looks similar but bulkier than maxillary central incisor Maxillary canine is the widest anterior tooth labiolingually

The cervical line curvature is towards the cusp (incisally)


The contact area is near the junction of the incisal and middle third

Mesial aspect

Distal aspect Distal surface is very similar to the mesial surface The cervical line exhibits less curvature The contact are is near the middle third

Distal aspect

Incisal aspect
The labiolingual dimension is greater than the mesiodistal dimension The cusp tip is labial to the centre of the crown labiolingually and mesial to the centre mesiodistally The labial ridge and the cingulum are very noticeable from this aspect

Incisal aspect

Root only one


The root is the longest and strongest of all the teeth in the dentition The mesial and distal surfaces of the root have developmental depressions.
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

10.0

17.0

7.5

5.5

8.0

7.0

2.5

1.5

Mandibular Canine
Labial aspect

Mandibular canines are similar to maxillary canines except that they are slightly narrower mesiodistally Mesial outline of the crown is straight and inline with the mesial outline of the root
The mesial cusp ridge is smaller than the distal cusp ridge

Lingual aspect The lingual surface of the crown is smooth and flat simulating the surface of mandibular lateral incisor

Cingulum is less prominent and marginal ridges are less distinct

Mesial and Distal aspects These aspects are very similar and the cervical line curves more on the mesial aspect

The contact area on mesial aspect is in the incisal third and a little higher on the distal third

Incisal aspect Like maxillary canine the labiolingual dimension is more than the mesiodistal dimension

The cusp tip appears inclined in a lingual direction

Root The root is shorter by 1 or 2 mm

The developmental depression is more pronounced on the lower canine

Labial aspect

Lingual aspect

Incisal aspect

Mesial aspect

Distal aspect

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