2. 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
3. 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.
5. CHRONOLOGY
First evidence of calcification 3-4 months
Crown completion 4-5 years
Eruption 7-8 years
Root completion 10 years
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7. 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
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9. 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
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11. 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
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13. Concavity in lingual aspect is slightly more
when compared to mandibular central
incisor
• MMR > DMR Lingual fossa more concave
14. 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
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16. 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
17. 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
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18. 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
19. Variations and Anomalies:
Anomalies are rare, but occasionally a
bifurcated root is found
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27. References
CONCISE DENTAL ANATOMY &
MORPHOLOGY : JAMES L FULLER
DENTAL ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY &
OCCLUSION: WHEELER’S
TEXTBOOK OF DENTAL ANATOMY,
PHYSIOLOGY & OCCLUSION: RASHMI GS
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