B&B tooth morph Flashcards
Anterior Tooth with greatest axial inclination?
Maxillary central incisor
Anterior tooth wider mesiodistally than facio-lingual
Max. central
Proximal view of all incisors is the shape of the crown?
triangular
Most widely varied form anterior tooth?
max laterals
Distinguishing characteristic of maxillary lateral incisor
distal lingual groove- prone to carries in lingual pit &complicates scaling.
Tooth has a distolingual pit & groove that may extend past CEJ
max. lat. incisor
Longest of all maxillary teeth
maxillary canine
Tooth with most near vertical long axis?
max canine
Where is the cusp tip of the maxillary canine?
offset to facial and mesial from center
Tooth has a prominent cingulum and longest root of permanent teeth
max. canine
longest maxillary posterior crown?
max. 1st premolar
The buccal cusp of the maxillary first premolar is displaced toward the _____ while the lingual cusp is shorter and offset toward the ____
The buccal cusp of the maxillary first premolar is displaced toward the distal while the lingual cusp is shorter and offset toward the mesial
The only premolar with bifurcated root
Maxillary 1st premolar
Tooth has a mesiolingual groove that complicates cleaning and restoration
maxillary first premolar
Premolar with buccal and lingual cusps nearly the same size
max 2nd premolar
Buccal cusp of maxillary 2nd premolar leans toward the…
mesial