Canines are the easiest teeth to lose to dental decay.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Canines are self-cleansing, because of their convexity and location at the corners of the arch, so that food easily rolls off them. Thus, they are usually the last teeth to be lost by dental decay.

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