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The maxillary central incisor is a human tooth in the front upper jaw, or maxilla, and is usually the most visible of all teeth in the mouth. It is located mesial (closer to the midline of the face) to the maxillary lateral incisor. As with all incisors, their function is for shearing or cutting food during mastication (chewing). There are no cusps on the teeth. Instead, the surface area of the tooth used in eating is called an incisal ridge or incisal edge. Formation of these teeth begin at 14 weeks in utero for the deciduous (baby) set and 3–4 months of age for the permanent set.

There are some minor differences between the deciduous maxillary central incisor and that of the permanent maxillary central incisor. The deciduous tooth appears in the mouth at 10 months of age and is replaced by the permanent tooth around 7–8 years of age. The permanent tooth is larger and is longer than it is wide. The maxillary central incisors contact each other at the midline of the face. (More...)

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A child is prepared for polysomnography (PSG). Polysomnography is a comprehensive recording of the biophysiological changes that occur during sleep. The PSG monitors many body functions including brain (Electroencephalography), eye movements (Electrooculography), muscle activity or skeletal muscle activation (Electromyography), heart rhythm (electrocardiogram), and breathing function or respiratory effort during sleep.

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