Which of the following is true of the mandibular canine tooth?
A)It is narrower labiolingually and mesiodistally than a maxillary canine.
B)It has a larger and more developed cusp than the maxillary canine does.
C)It has a sharper cusp tip than a maxillary canine does.
D)It has a mesial cusp slope that is longer than the distal cusp slope when it first erupts, whereas the opposite is true for a maxillary canine tooth.

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A mandibular canine is narrower labiolingually and mesiodistally than a maxillary canine.Maxillary canines have a larger and more developed cusp than the mandibular canines do.The cusp tip is sharper on a maxillary canine.The mesial cusp slope is usually shorter than the distal cusp slope in both maxillary and mandibular canines when they first erupt.
Maxillary canines have a larger and more developed cusp than the mandibular canines.
The cusp tip is sharper on a maxillary canine.
The mesial cusp slope is usually shorter than the distal cusp slope in both maxillary and mandibular canines when they first erupt.

Which of the Following Is True of the Mandibular Canine