Lateral maxillary

Complete of crown 4-5y

Eruption 8-9y

Root completion 11y

Labial Aspect trapezoid with shortest side cervically

Crown outline

Mesial outline *slightly convex but can be nearly

straight

*The mesioincisal angle is a more

round than central

*The crest of curvature of mesial

outline (mesial contact area) is at
the junction of middle and incisal
third

Distal outline *More convex than the mesial outline

*The distoincisal angle is more rounded

*The crest of curvature of the distal outline

(distal contact area) is the center of middle
third

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 Lateral maxillary

Crown outline

Cervical *Is formed by the cervical line

outline • Curves toward the root (semicircular)
same as central incisor but the curvature is
more
•Labial surface is shorter than central

developmental • mesiolabial and distolabial:

Groove Two straight, shallow grooves separating
the three labial lobes

*formed by the incisal ridge

Incisal outline *Mesial half is relatively straight but distal
half is more round curving cervically to join
he distal outlie

*NB: A newly erupted tooth shows

mamelons
on the incisal ridge

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 Lateral maxillary

Crown outline

Palatal & lingual *Because of the crown lingual convergence

surface outlines
*The Lingual surface is narrower than the
labial surface

*The labial line angles can be viewed from

lingual aspect

*Unlike labial aspect, lingual surface is

irregular with convexities and a concavity

*The convexity found immediately below the

cervical line is called the "cingulum", and the
central concavity is the "lingual fossa"

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 Lateral maxillary

Mesial & Distal It is triangular with its base at the

aspect cervix but (Shorter and narrower
than that of the central incisor)

Crown outline
Labial outline •It is convex but less than
central Incisor
•The crest of the curvature
is at the cervical third

Lingual outline •Convex in the cervical portion

because of the cingulum
•Concave towards the incisal
portion because of the lingual
fossa
•Convex towards the incisal ridge

Cervical outline • The cervical line curves incisally

Incisal outline •It is formed by a rounded incisal

ridge Similar to that of central
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 Lateral maxillary

Crown outline
Mesial surface •Similar to that of central incisor except
outline 1-The incisal ridge is in line with the
center of the root
2-Mesial contact area is at the junction
of the incisal and middle thirds

Distal surface •Similar to that of central incisor except

outline 1. The crown appears thicker from distal
aspect
2. Distal contact area is at the middle third
3. Palatogingival developmental groove may
be seen on extending onto the root

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 Lateral maxillary

Incisal aspect •Similar to that of central incisor except

1. Labially. Crown is more convex
lateral Incisor

2. The labiolingual dimension is slightly greater

than the mesiodistal dimension

3. The incisal ridge and the cingulum are more

prominent

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•Are the first permanent teeth to erupt 6-7 years

•Have smaller mesiodistal dimensions than all other teeth

•NB: * The lateral incisor is larger than the central. It can be remembered
that in the maxillary arch, the central incisor is larger than the lateral incisor

•Thecrowns of these teeth exhibit lingual inclination which can be

appreciated from proximal aspects

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