Tooth morphology: permanent dentition — incisors, canines, premolars, molars
Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Oral Histology · Dental (BDS)
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Identify the tooth: single root, broad flat crown with a thin straight cutting edge, located at the front of the mouth. Answer: A central incisor. Its thin incisal edge acts like a knife blade for cutting food. The crown is wider than it is thick (labiolingual), and it usually has one root. This matches the permanent maxillary central incisor (FDI 11 or 21).
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