Secondary Teeth
Permanent or adult teeth are also called secondary teeth, as opposed to primary or milk teeth.
Month: November 2008
Primary Teeth
The baby or milk teeth are also termed ‘primary teeth’.
Canine teeth
Canine teeth are also called cuspids or fangs if referring to the upper jaw teeth. They are usually stronger and longer than other teeth but …
Incisor canines
The central and lateral teeth are also termed incisor canines. See central incisors.
Posterior
‘Posterior’ refers to the teeth at the back of your mouth (bi-cuspids and molars). As opposed to the anterior teeth.
Anterior
‘Anterior’ refers to the teeth at the front of your mouth (centrals, laterals, cuspids). As opposed to the posterior teeth.
Molars or bi-cuspids
Molars are the teeth at the back of the mouth adjacent to the bi-cuspids. The typical mouth has eight or twelve molars, depending if the …
Bi-Cuspid
Bi-Cuspids are the teeth adjacent to the cuspids. The typical mouth has eight bi-cuspids, upper left first bi-cuspid, upper right first bi-cuspid, lower left first …
Canine Teeth
Cuspals are the pointed parts at the tips of certain teeth. Cuspids have one cuspal, bi-cuspids have two cuspals and molars have four cuspals. Cuspals or …
Cuspid or bi-cuspid teeth
Cuspid or bi-cuspid refers to the four pointed teeth adjacent to the laterals. The typical mouth has four cuspids, upper left cuspid, upper right cuspid, …