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  2. Incisor - Wikipedia

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    mandibular lateral incisor (lower jaw, beside the mandibular central incisor) Children with a full set of deciduous teeth (primary teeth) also have eight incisors, named the same way as in permanent teeth. Young children may have from zero to eight incisors depending on the stage of their tooth eruption and tooth development. Typically, the ...

  3. Mandibular central incisor - Wikipedia

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    The mandibular central incisor is the tooth located on the jaw, adjacent to the midline of the face. It is mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both mandibular lateral incisors . As with all incisors , its function includes shearing or cutting food during mastication , commonly known as chewing.

  4. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    In 1891, Victor Haderup devised a variant of eight tooth quadrant system in which plus (+) and minus (-) were used to differentiate between upper and lower quadrants, and between right and left quadrants (e.g., +1 = upper right central incisor; 1- = lower left central incisor). Primary teeth were numbered as upper right (05+ to 01+), lower left ...

  5. Teething - Wikipedia

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    A 9-month-old infant with a right lower central incisor about to emerge A 9-month-old infant with a visible right lower central incisor. Teething is the process by which an infant's first teeth (the deciduous teeth, often called "baby teeth" or "milk teeth") appear by emerging through the gums, typically arriving in pairs. The mandibular ...

  6. Overjet - Wikipedia

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    Overjet is measured from the labial surface of the most prominent incisor to the labial surface of the mandibular incisor. Normally, this measurement is 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in). If the lower incisor is anterior to the upper incisors, the overjet is given a negative value. [11]

  7. FDI World Dental Federation notation - Wikipedia

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    11 21 51 61 maxillary central incisor 1; 41 31 81 71 mandibular central incisor 1; 12 22 52 62 maxillary lateral incisor 1; 42 32 82 72 mandibular lateral incisor 1; 13 23 53 63 maxillary canine 1; 43 33 83 73 mandibular canine 1; 14 24 maxillary first premolar 2; 44 34 mandibular first premolar 1; 15 25 maxillary second premolar 1; 45 35 ...

  8. Malocclusion - Wikipedia

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    Class II: The lower incisor edges lie posterior to the cingulum plateau of the upper incisors Division 1 – the upper central incisors are proclined or of average inclination and there is an increase in overjet; Division 2 – The upper central incisors are retroclined. The overjet is usually minimal or may be increased. Class III: The lower ...

  9. Mamelon (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    Mamelons are present on permanent central and lateral incisors. Mamelons are easiest to observe on the maxillary central incisors, and appear as three small prominences on the incisal edge of the tooth. [2] Mamelons are ordinarily of no clinical importance. [3] Usually, they are worn off early in the life of the tooth. [medical citation needed]