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Left maxilla and permanent teeth, inferior view

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Osteology
Left maxilla and permanent teeth, inferior view
The third molar (dens serotinus) is absent in this specimen. The central incisor (1) has a deeper lingual fossa than is commonly encountered. The contact surfaces of the teeth (19, 20, 26) are labeled in accordance with modern dental terminology as well as with the conventional BNA names. In the modern system the contact surfaces are named mesial or distal with reference to the midline of the dental arch.
  1. Medial incisor
  2. Lateral incisor
  3. Canine
  4. Premolar I
  5. Premolar II
  6. Molar I
  7. Molar II
  8. Lingual surface
  9. Incisive bone
  10. Incisive foramen (completed by opposite maxilla)
  11. Incisive suture
  12. Alveolar process
  13. Palatine process
  14. Articular surface for opposite maxilla
  15. Articular surface for horizontal plate of palatine bone
  16. Palatine spine
  17. Palatine sulcus
  18. Labial surface
  19. Lateral surface (distal surface)
  20. Anterior surface (mesial surface)
  21. Buccal surface
  22. Infraorbital foramen
  23. Canine fossa
  24. Zygomatic process
  25. Infratemporal surface
  26. Posterior surface (distal surface)
  27. Masticatory surface
  28. Maxillary tubercle