SECTION IV INTERESTING FACTS AND VARIATIONS IN CANINE TEETH The name canine is of Greek origin and is found in the writings of Hippocrates and Aristotle of 2350 years ago….

SECTION VI MAXILLARY AND MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR TYPE TRAITS OBJECTIVES After studying this section, the reader should be able to perform the following: List the type traits that are unique…

SECTION IX TOOTH DEVELOPMENT FROM LOBES Tooth crowns develop from lobes or primary growth centers (Fig. 1-62). Most normal teeth show evidence of having developed from three to five lobes….

SECTION IV FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS WHEN EATING: CHEWING AND SWALLOWING Functional movements of the jaws are the normal movements of the mandible during speech, eating (chewing), yawning, and swallowing. Tooth contacts…

SECTION VI INTERESTING VARIATIONS AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN INCISORS There is great morphologic variation in the maxillary lateral incisor. It may be missing altogether; it may resemble a small slender…