MANDIBULAR LATERAL

INCISOR
Introduction
 Second tooth from the midline in each lower
quadrant
 Shares a mesial contact area with the
central incisor.
 Mandibular lateral incisor is slightly wider
mesiodistally
 slightly larger in all respects than the
mandibular central incisor
 complements the central in function.
 The distal contact is with the deciduous
mandibular canine until that tooth's exfoliation
and then contact is shared with the permanent
canine.
TOOTH NUMBERING
SYSTEM
 UNIVERSAL SYSTEM -
23,26


ZSIGMONDY / PALMER - 2
2 FDI SYSTEM - 32, 42
CHRONOLOGY
 First evidence of calcification 3-4 months
 Crown completion 4-5 years
 Eruption 7-8 years
 Root completion 10 years
Labial Aspect

 Incisal margin may slope slightly

gingivally toward distal, which results in a
distoincisal angle that is more rounded
than same angle of central incisor .
 This feature creates a slightly shorter distal
margin, when compared to mesial outline
 Contact area on distal is more cervically
located than on the mesial, thus creating a
more cervically located height of contour
on distal outline
 Both heights of contour are still in incisal
third
Lingual Aspect
 Lingual outlines are similar to those of labial
aspect
 Structures of lingual surface are similar to
their counterparts on the central incisor
 except cingulum is more offset to distal,
and as a result curvature of cervical line is
also offset distally .Mand. Lat. Inciosor
Mand. Central Incisor M D D M
 Concavity in lingual aspect is slightly more
when compared to mandibular central
incisor
 • M MR > DMR Lingual fossa more concave
Mesial & Distal Aspects
 Two surfaces are similar to their
counterparts on central incisor, with a few
minor exceptions.
 Lateral's distal surface is slightly shorter
inciso-cervically than mesial surface.
 Both cervical line curvatures are slightly less
than their counterparts in the central. MESIAL
DISTAL
 Mesial cervical line shows greater incisal
curvature than does the distal
 At distal contact area, height of contour is
more cervically located than on mesial
 In incisal third, distal contact area is very
near to junction of incisal & middle thirds & is
most cervically located of any mandibular
incisor contact
Incisal Aspect
 Incisal edge is not straight mesiodistally, as it
is in central, rather it curves toward lingual in
its distal portion
 Lingual contour (cingulum) appears displaced
toward distal. These factors give crown the
appearance of being slightly twisted on its
root
 Best identifying features, when differentiating
this tooth from central incisor M D
Root
Root length is normally a little greater than in
central incisor
Root is also slightly thicker and wider
Root concavities may be found on the mesial
and distal root surfaces, and if present,
concavity in distal is usually more pronounced
 Variations and Anomalies:
 Anomalies are rare, but occasionally a
bifurcated root is found
References
 CONCISE DENTAL ANATOMY &
MORPHOLOGY : JAMES L FULLER
 DENTAL ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY &
OCCLUSION: WHEELER’S
 TEXTBOOK OF DENTAL ANATOMY,
PHYSIOLOGY & OCCLUSION: RASHMI GS
(PHULARI) INTERNET