After Midterm: Lab Mandibular Molars Flashcards
Man1M # of roots:
2, sometimes 3
Man1M, # of canals:
3-4, sometimes 5+
Crown length and avg length, Man1M:
7.5mm, 14mm
Most Man1M have how many roots?
2
TF? If there are 2 roots on the Man1M they most often join.
T
If the Man1M has more than 2 canals, which root is more likely to have 2?
mesial
If there are 2 or more canals at apex, which root is more likely to have multiple?
M root
If there are 2 or more canals in a root, which root is more likely to have multiple?
M root
If there is one canal at the apex, which root is more likely to have 1?
D root
If there are 2 or more canals at the apex, which root is more likely to have multiple?
M root
Which root is more likely to be distal and straight?
M
Which canal is more likely to be straight and distal?
D
% of M roots of the Man1M that have 2 canals:
71%, 1: 12%, 3: 1%
% of D roots of the Man1M that have 2 canals:
30%, 1: 70%
Canal types and %’s when 2 M canals are present:
Type IV: 60%, Type II: 40%
Canal types and %’s when 2 D canals are present:
Type IV: 40%, Type II: 60%
when M root has 3 canals, the 3rd root is called:
Middle Mesial Canal
Location of the Middle Mesial Canal:
bw MB and ML canals in the isthmus
Incidence of Middle Mesial Canals in the Man1M:
1-15% up to 45%?
Pop that more frequently have Middle Mesial Canals:
younger pts
TF? canals don’t mean that they were joined before C and S.
T
Is the furcation wall thin or thick bw MB and ML canals?
Thin
3rd root is more common in which population?
Asian
Types of 3rd roots:
radix paramolars and radix entomolaris
Where is the 3rd root w radix paramolars?
B
Which is more common, radix paramolaris or radix entomolaris?
entomolaris
Where is the 3rd root in radix entomolars?
on the L
In which root are instruments most frequently broken?
M root
Wider portion of the trapezoid access should face:
the M
Center of teh access form of the Man1M should be:
centered on the M 2/3’s of the crown
Which canal is usually under the MB cusp tip?
MB canal