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51, 61 Primary maxillary right central  Rounded disto-
incisor incisal angle, sharp
Primary maxillary left central mesio-incisal angle
incisor  Crown similar to
permanent central
but smaller and
plumper overall
 Large palatal
cingulum.
52, 62 Primary maxillary right lateral  Similar shape to mx
incisor primary central
Primary maxillary left lateral incisor but crown
incisor smaller and
narrower.
 Palatal cingulum less
pronounced
 Rounded disto
incisal angle, sharp
mesioincisal angle.
53, 63 Primary maxillary right canine  Mesial slope longer
Primary maxillary left canine than distal slope.
 Conical crown with
pronounced cervical
bulge and pointed
cusp.
 Crown smaller and
more bulbous than
permanent canine.
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 Blunt apex 8-12 months 6-7 years
 Single root, round,
tapers to apex,
longer relative to
crown length
 Roots of anterior
teeth are narrower
mesiodistally.
 Root is much longer 9-13 months 7-8 years
than mx central
incisor
 Root cone shaped
with tapered sides.
 Roots of anterior
teeth are narrower
mesiodistally.
 Slender tapering 16-22 months 10-12 years
single root more
than twice the
length of the crown.
 Blunt root apex
 Root is the longest
amongst all primary
teeth.
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54, 64 Primary maxillary right first  Pronounced bulge  Three widely 13-19 months 9-11 years
molar on the mesial side of divergent roots.
Primary maxillary left first molar buccal surface  Posterior teeth have
 Trapezoid coronal longer and more
outline with narrow slender roots in
occlusal surface relation to crown
running Size.
mesiodistally.  Molar roots flare
 Palatal surface more as they
shorter mesiodistally approach the apex
than the buccal  Roots are slender
surface. and long and spread
 Mesiopalatal cusp widely.
largest and
most pointed.
 Occlusal has four
cusps-but can have
distolingual cusp
Missing.
55, 65 Primary maxillary right second  Larger than 1st  Three roots. 25-33 months 10-12 years
molar molar.  The roots are
Primary maxillary left second  Similar morphology slender and much
molar to mx 1st perm longer than the
molar on a smaller primary maxillary
scale. first molar.
 Prominent bulge on  The mesiobuccal
the cervical part of root extends
the buccal surface. lingually far beyond
 Cusp of carabelli the crown outline.
present in most
cases.
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71, 81 Primary mandibular right  Smallest tooth in  Single tapered root 6-10 months 6-7 years
central incisor primary dentition more rounded than
Primary mandibular left central  Bulge on labial md permanent
incisor surface at cemento- central incisor.
enamel junction.  Root is almost twice
 central is the length of the
symmetrically flat crown.
when viewed from
buccal, lateral has a
more rounded DI
angle.
72, 82 Primary mandibular right lateral  Lingual surface may  Single tapered root 10-16 months 7-8 years
incisor be more concave with round cross
Primary mandibular left lateral that md primary section, tends to
incisor central incisor. incline distally.
 Rounded disto  Single root usually
incisal angle, sharp longer than primary
mesio-incisal angle. mandibular central
 Cingulum more incisor.
developed then  Less blunt at apex
central incisors. than primary
mandibular central
incisor.
73, 83 Primary mandibular right canine  Smaller and slimmer  Root shorter than 17-23 months 9-12 years
Primary mandibular left canine than the primary that of the primary
maxillary canine. maxillary canine.
 Distal slope longer  Root is thicker at
than mesial slope. towards the CEJ.
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 Crown shorter than
that of the primary
maxillary canine.
74, 84 Primary mandibular right first  Exaggerated cervical  Two roots flattened 14-18 months 9-11 years
molar bulge on the buccal mesiodistally, mesial
Primary mandibular left first surface of the crown root is the longer
molar over the mesial root. root.
 Four cusps, buccal  Roots are long and
cusps compressed slender and extend
with no clear greatly at the apical
separation, two third beyond the
lingual cusps are crown outline.
clearly defined and
roughly conical in
shape.
 Mesiobuccal cusp
the largest.
75, 85 Primary mandibular right  Larger then 1st  Two widely 23-31 months 10-12 years
second molar molars. divergent roots.
Primary mandibular left second  Same arrangement  Roots are slender
molar of cusps and roots as and long.
permanent  The point of
mandibular 1st bifurcation of the
molar. roots starts
 Smaller and whiter immediately below
than permanent the CEJ.
mandibular 1st
molar.
 Prominent cervical
bulge on buccal
surface of crown.
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 Occlusal outline
rectangular.
 Buccal cusps approx
equal in size.