PERMANENT MAXILLARY CANINE (13,

23)

PERMANENT MANDIBULAR CANINE (33,

43)

11-12 years old (after mandibular canines,

maxillary incisors, maxillary premolars)
ROOT COMPLETION 13-15 years old
SPECIFIC CROWN Crown is similar in length or shorter than
FEATURES
maxillary central incisor
Wider LL than central incisor, but
narrower MD
Crown outline is asymmetrical ( mesial
part has greater LL bulk)
Cusp - more developed and larger than
mandibular
canine
- tip is shaper

9-10 years old ( before maxillary canine and

after incisors)
12-14 years old
Resembles maxillary canine
Narrower LL and MD than max canine
Cusp single, had two cusp ridges (thinner
LL)
Lingual smooth, less-developed
cingulum , two marginal ridges

DIAGRAM

ERUPTION

LABIAL VIEW

LINGUAL VIEW

Rounder than mandibular incisor, but not as

rounded as max canine
Distal outline shorter than mesial outline

Mesial resembles part of incisor, distal

resembles part of premolar
Distal outline shorter than mesial outline
Lingual view more prominent ( has
prominent proximal marginal ridge)
Lingual ridge vertical, central
- from cingulum to cusp tip
Lingual fossae two, shallow but visible
(ML&DL)
Mesial & distal aspect present triangular
outline
Resemble maxillary incisors but more
robust especially in cingulum region
Crown is slightly shorter / as long as
mandibular canine
Relatively smooth
Faintly demarcated feature:
-lingual & proximal ridge
-two lingual fossa (DL & ML)

INCISAL VIEW

Large LL width (making it extremely

strong tooth during mastication)
Crown outline is asymmetrical (mesial
part has greater LL bulk)
Distal part appears thinner
Mesial half quite rounded, distal half
frequently concave (for in lingual side, its
because distal fossa is deeper)
MESIAL VIEW
Cusp tip is toward labial
DISTAL VIEW
CEJ curvature is less
DISTINGUSHING Distal outline is shorter than mesial
RIGHT FROM LEFT
outline
Has depression between distal contact
area and CEJ
Mesial & distal contact are on two
different levels of the tooth
Mesial cusp slope is shorter than distal
cusp slope when first erupted
CEJ curves higher incisally on mesial
surface
ROOT FEATURES Single long root, longest in maxillary arch
Blunt apex
Pulp cavity one pulp canal, a large pulp

Slightly more symmetrical than max canine

Triangular shape, pointed cusp on crown

CEJ curved less
Distal outline is shorter than mesial outline
Mesial & distal contact are on different
levels
Mesial cusp slope is shorter than distal cusp
slope
CEJ curve more towards the incisal on
mesial surface

Single long root

Longest mandibular root, but shorter than
maxillary canine

chamber, one pulp horn

Pulp cavity one pulp canal, a large pulp

chamber, one pulp horn