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Lateral teeth are the teeth located on either side of the anterior teeth in the mouth, typically the canines and premolars. These teeth play a role in chewing and biting food. They complement the function of the front teeth in the process of mastication.
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What are the names of all the teeth in your mouth?
Incisors * Maxillary central incisor * Maxillary lateral incisor * Mandibular central incisor * Mandibular lateral incisor Canines * Maxillary canine * Mandibular canine Premolars * Maxillary first premolar * Maxillary second premolar * Mandibular first premolar * Mandibular second premolar Molars * Maxillary first molar * Maxillary second molar * Maxillary third molar * Mandibular first molar * Mandibular second molar * Mandibular third molar
What is directly lateral to the mediastinum?
The lungs are directly lateral to the mediastinum.
What lie lateral to the wrist?
The ulna and radius bones lie lateral to the wrist.
What is the most lateral distal part of the humerus?
Lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
Are the thoracic vertebrae medial or lateral to the scapula?
You can describe them as medial to the scapula.
What are the top 4 teeth called?
The top four middle teeth are the middle and lateral incisors.
What teeth are the smallest and the weakest in the maxillary arch?
answer is B. the maxillary lateral incisors
Where is your lower anterior teeth?
The same ones as the primary anterior teeth: Canine, lateral incisor, central incisor.
Can you still get braces even if your teeth are straight and you only need to fix an overbite and line up your lateral incisors with your two front teeth?
Yes
What are the teeth that may drain through the the palatal plate of bone and present as a palatal abscess?
lateral incisor and first premolar
In what order should a baby's new teeth emerge?
First are the central incisors on the bottom,then the central incisors on the top,then the lateral incisors on the top,then the lateral incisors on the bottom. And so on. Check the link for a more detailed chart.
What are the smallest teeth in the permanent dentition?
The canine teeth are the smallest ones in the permanent dentition. The other types of teeth are incisors, premolars and molars.
How much teeth would a child have?
Twenty. 8 premolars, 4 cuspids/canines, 4 lateral Incisors, and 4 Central Incisors.
What are the teeth at the front of a person's mouth called?
There are twelve cutting teeth at the front of the mouth. There are 8 incisors (front teeth) and 4 cuspids or canine teeth (also known as eyeteeth).The two middle teeth at the top and bottom of the mouth are called central incisors. The teeth adjacent to the central Incisors are called lateral incisors. The pointed teeth to either side of the incisors are the cuspids.
Sharp teeth are designed for what?
The four canine teeth, or sharp teeth, are very strong, pointed corner teeth for tearing and shredding, placed laterally to each lateral incisor. They are larger and stronger than the incisors. The canine tooth morphology is characterized by the large, conical crown which projects beyond the level of the other teeth and one single root, longer than all other human teeth types.
The eight cutting teeth located in the front part of the oral cavity?
If I am reading your question correctly, then you mean the anterior teeth. There are only six teeth that are considered anterior teeth, though. The order, from outside to inside, goes canine to lateral incisor to central incisor.
Which is tooth 7?
Tooth 7 is the upper right lateral incisor in the Universal Numbering System for adult teeth. It is the second tooth from the midline on the upper right side of the mouth.
