Inja (kusuka kuLatin canina) wuhlobo lwamazinyo olusetshenziswa kakhulu ukuhlinza ukudla.

Inombolo nesikhundla. Kutholakala emgodini womlomo nasekhoneni le-arch yamazinyo (1), ama-canines ayingxenye yokufakwa kwamazinyo. Kubantu, i-dentition inama-canine amane asatshalaliswa kanjena (2):

• ama-canines amabili aphezulu, atholakala nhlangothi zombili zama-incisors aphezulu
• ama-canine amabili aphansi, atholakala nhlangothi zombili zama-incisors aphansi.

Ukwakheka. Ama-canine angamazinyo abukhali anemiphetho emibili ebukhali. Njengawo wonke amazinyo, i-canine ngayinye yakha isitho esinamaminerali, esingafakwanga amanzi, esiniselwa futhi esakhiwe izingxenye ezintathu ezihlukile (1):

• Umqhele, ingxenye ebonakalayo yezinyo, yenziwe ngoqweqwe lwawo, i-dentin kanye negumbi le-pulp. Endabeni ye-canine, umqhele ukhonjwe ngemiphetho ebukhali.
• Intamo iyindawo yokuhlangana phakathi komqhele nempande.
• Impande, ingxenye engabonakali yezinyo, ibambelele ethanjeni le-alveolar futhi imbozwe ushingamu. Yakhiwe usimende, i-dentin kanye ne-pulp canal. Endabeni ye-canine, impande yinde futhi eyodwa.

Ukuthambisa. Kubantu, ama-dentitions amathathu ayalandelana. Ama-canines avela kabili, ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwamazinyo okuqala nokwesibili. Ngesikhathi sokukhishwa kwamazinyo kokuqala, ama-canines amane avela ezinganeni cishe izinyanga ezingu-10, futhi ayingxenye yamazinyo esikhashana noma amazinyo obisi. (2) Lapho sebeneminyaka eyisi-6 ubudala, amazinyo esikhashana ayawa futhi ashiye amazinyo ahlala njalo, avela ngenani elifanayo futhi acishe abe neminyaka eyi-10 ezinjeni. Zihambisana ne-dentition yesibili. (3)

Indima ekudleni. (4) Kuye ngokuma kwawo nokuma kwawo, uhlobo ngalunye lwamazinyo lunendima ethile ekuhlafuneni. Ngamaphethelo awo abukhali nokuma okukhonjiwe, ama-canine asetshenziselwa ukusika ukudla okuqinile njengenyama.

Ukutheleleka kwamagciwane.

• Ukubola kwamazinyo. Kusho ukutheleleka ngegciwane okulimaza koqweqwe lwawo futhi kungathinta i-dentin ne-pulp. Izimpawu zobuhlungu bamazinyo kanye nokubola kwamazinyo. (5)
• Ithumba lezinyo. Ihambisana nokuqoqwa kobofu ngenxa yokutheleleka kwebhaktheriya futhi kubonakaliswa ubuhlungu obubukhali.

Izifo ezenziwa ngezikhathi ezithile.

• I-Gingivitis. Ihambisana nokuvuvukala kwezinsini ngenxa yoqwembe lwamazinyo olubangelwa amagciwane. (5)
• I-Periodontitis. I-Periodontitis, ebizwa nangokuthi i-periodontitis, ukuvuvukala kwe-periodontium, okuyisicubu esisekelayo sezinyo. Izimpawu ikakhulukazi zibonakaliswa yi-gingivitis ehambisana nokukhululwa kwamazinyo. (5)

Ukuhlukumezeka kwamazinyo. Isakhiwo sezinyo singashintshwa kulandela ukushaqeka. (6)

Ukungajwayelekile kwamazinyo. Kunamaphutha ahlukahlukene wamazinyo noma ngabe ngosayizi, inombolo noma isakhiwo.

Ukwelashwa ngomlomo. Ukuhlanzeka komlomo nsuku zonke kuyadingeka ukukhawulela ukuqala kwesifo samazinyo. Ukunciphisa kungenziwa futhi.

Ukwelashwa kwezidakamizwa. Ngokuya nge-pathology etholakele, imishanguzo ethile ingahle inikezwe njengama-painkillers nama-antibiotics.

Ukuhlinzwa kwamazinyo. Ngokuya nge-pathology etholwe kanye nokuziphendukela kwayo, ukungenelela kokuhlinzwa kungase kusetshenziswe, isibonelo, ukufakwa kwe-prosthesis yamazinyo.

Ukwelashwa kwe-Orthodontic. Lokhu kwelashwa kuqukethe ukulungisa ukukhubazeka noma izindawo ezimbi zamazinyo. 

Ukuhlolwa kwamazinyo. Okwenziwa udokotela wamazinyo, lokhu kuhlola kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuhlonza okudidayo, izifo noma ukuhlukumezeka emazinyweni.

X-ray Uma kutholakala i-pathology, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kwenziwa nge-radiography ye-dentition.

Ama-canine angaphezulu ngezinye izikhathi abizwa ngokuthi "amazinyo esweni" ngoba izimpande zabo ezinde kakhulu zifinyelela endaweni yeso. Ngakho-ke, ukutheleleka kuma-canine angaphezulu ngezinye izikhathi kungasakazeka esifundeni se-orbital.