Lower secondary canine tooth

Looks like

The pointed eye-tooth third from the midline in the lower jaw, with a long single root.

What it does

Grips and tears food and guides the jaw sideways when teeth slide over each other.

Keeping it well

Its long root keeps it in place long; gum recession on it is common from hard brushing — use a soft brush.

Related conditions

• Acromegaly
• Bad breath (halitosis)
• Burning mouth syndrome
• Dental abscess
• Fractures
• Fragility fracture
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Hand, foot and mouth disease
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Impacted wisdom teeth
• Lichen planus
• Mouth ulcers (aphthous stomatitis)
• Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
• Osteomalacia & rickets
• Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
• Osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• Pemphigus vulgaris
• Sarcoma
• Stevens–Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis
• Teeth grinding (bruxism)
• Tooth decay & gum disease
• Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
• Vitamin D deficiency