Mandibular Premolars Flashcards
How many mandibular premolars should an individual have?
Four
Mandibular premolars are succedaneous teeth & replace the:
Primary molars
The mandibular first premolar develops from _____ lobes
Four
Describe the four lobes the mandibular first premolars develops from
3 facial
1 lingual
The mandibular second premolar develops from ______ lobes
Four or five
Describe the four or five lobes that the mandibular second premolar develops from:
3 facial
1-2 lingual
Label each view of the mandibular first premolar:
Top left- buccal
Top right- lingual
Middle- occlusal
Bottom left- mesial
Bottom right- distal
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
What is the geometric shape
Trapezoidal
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Describe the buccal lobe
Well developed with prominent buccal ridge
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
The buccal cusp resembled the _______ but the cusp tip is _____
Mandibular canine
More rounded
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Label the red highlighted region in the following image:
Buccal ridge
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
The mesial slope of the buccal cusp is ______ than the distal slope of the buccal cusp
Shorter
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Why is it significant that from this view the mesial cusp arm is shorter than the distal?
Because this is opposite of the maxillary 1st premolar
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Label the mesial & distal cusp arms/slopes in the following image:
Left- distal
Right- mesial
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Describe the mesial & distal outlines:
Slightly concave
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Describe the mesial & distal heights of contour:
Middle 1/3
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
The cervix is much narrower ______ than the crown width at the _____
Mesiodistally
Contact areas
1st mandibular premolar: Buccal view
Describe the cervical line:
Exhibits little curvature
Mandibular 1st premolar: Buccal view
The buccal surface is ______ especially at the ______ & ______ portions of the tooth
Convex
Cervical & middle 1/3
Mandibular 1st premolar: Buccal view
Compare the root of the Mandibular first premolar compared to the root of the mandibular canine:
Root is 3-4 mm shorter than the canine
Mandibular 1st premolar: Buccal view
The root curves:
Distally
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The crown & root tapers markedly toward the ____
Lingual
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
Describe the lingual cusp:
The lingual cusp is small & may resemble the cingulum of a canine
Label what is facial & what is lingual on the provided image:
Top- facial
Bottom- lingual
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
Occlusal surface slopes ______ in a _____ direction
This can be seen from a _____ view
Lignually; cervical
Lingual view
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The lingual cusp can be described as:
Convex in all directions
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The mesial & distal outlines are _____ from the ______ to the ________
Concave
Cervical margin; contact areas
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
Prominent anatomical feature from this view:
Mesiolingual developmental groove
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
Demarcates the lingual lobe from the mesiobuccal lobe:
Mesiolingual developmental groove
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The mesiolingual developmental groove demarcates the ______ from the _____
Lingual; mesiobuccal
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
Anatomical feature responsible for separating the mesial marginal ridge from the lingual cusp
Mesiolingual developmental groove
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The Mesiolingual developmental groove separates the ______ from the ______
Mesial marginal ridge
Lingual cusp
Label the following anatomical features:
A- mesial marginal ridge
B- mesiolingual developmental groove
C- Lingual cusp
Label the following anatomical feature of the mandibular 1st premolar:
A- mesial marginal ridge
B- mesiolingual developmental groove
C- Lingual cusp tip
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The root tapers:
Lingually
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
From this view what aspects of the root are visible
Lingual
Mesial
Distal
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
The root tapers to a:
Pointed apex
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
What is located mesially on the root?
Developmental depressions/grooves
Mandibular 1st premolar: lingual view
What anatomical features can we see on the root & where
Mesial developmental depressions/grooves
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
Geometrical shape of the outline:
Rhomboidal
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The buccal outline is very:
Curved/convex
What view of the mandibular first premolar is shown in the following image:
Mesial
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The buccal cusp tip is:
Centered over the midline of the root
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The buccal height of contour is at the:
Junction of middle & cervical 1/3
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
Compared to the buccal view, the lingual view is:
Less convex
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour is in the:
Middle 1/3
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour is _____ to the _____
Lingual
Outline of root
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour can be described as:
(In reference to root trunk)
Overhanging root trunk
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
Label this image:
A- buccal contact
B- lingual contact
C- mesiolingual developmental groove
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The lingual cusp tip is on a line with the:
Lingual border of the root
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
Distance from the CEJ to the lingual cusp tip is _______ the distance from the CEJ to buccal cusp tip
2/3
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
Distance from _____ to _____ cusp tip is 2/3 the distance from the ____ to _____ cusp tip
CEJ to lingual cusp tip
CEJ to buccal cusp tip
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The height of A is _____ the height of B
2/3
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
________ slopes cervically from buccal to lingual
Mesial marginal ridge
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The mesial marginal ridge slopes ______ from _____ to _____
Cervically
Buccal to lingual
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
______ separates the mesiobuccal lobe from the Mesiolingual lobe
Mesiolingual developmental groove
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The mesiolingual developmental groove separates the _____ from the _____
Mesiobuccal lobe from the lingual lobe
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
From this view, the cerivcal line curves ______ about 1mm
Occlusally
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
The mesial surface is ____ except for the ____
Smoothly convex
Mesiolingual developmental groove
What view is show in this image?
Label the anatomy from this view of the Mandibular first molar:
Mesial view
A- mesiolingual developmental groove
B- occlusal surface
C- mesial marginal ridge
D- CEJ (cervical line)
Mandibular 1st premolar: mesial view
From this view, the root outline is tapered to a:
Pointed apex
On the mesial side of the Mandibular first premolar root, what feature is present:
Deep developmental depression/groove
Mandibular 1st premolar
Interesting fact: the _____ marginal ridge is higher above the _____ than the _____ marginal ridge
Distal marginal ridge
CEJ
Mesial marginal ridge
In a mandibular first premolar, the distal marginal ridge is higher above the CEJ than the mesial marginal ridge, this is significant because:
Only tooth in which mesial marginal ridge is at a lower level than the distal marginal ridge