Mandibular Premolars Flashcards
How many Mandibular premolars are located in the mandible?
4
Mandibular premolars are succedaneous teeth and replace the:
Primary molars
Mandibular first premolar develops from _____ lobes.
4
Name the 4 lobes that the mandibular first premolar develops from:
3 facial, 1 lingual
The Mandibular second premo9lar develops from _____ lobes
4 or 5
Describe the 4 or 5 lobes that the mandibular second premolar develops from:
3 facial and 1-2 lingual
Name the views of the mandibular premolar
Top left: buccal
Top right: lingual
Bottom left: mesial
Bottom right: distal
Middle: occlusal
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
What is the geometric shape of this tooth?
Trapezoidal
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Describe the buccal lobe:
Well developed, with a prominent buccal ridge
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
The buccal cusp resembles the ______ but the cusp is ______.
Mandibular canine but the cusp tip is more rounded
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Label the red region:
Buccal ridge
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
The mesial slope of the buccal cusp is ____ than the distal slope of the buccal cusp
Shorter
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Why is it significant that from this view, the mesial cusp arm is shorter than the distal?
This is the opposite of the maxillary 1st premolar
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Label the mesial and distal cusp arms/slopes
Left: distal
Right: mesial
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Describe the mesial and distal outlines:
Slightly concave
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Where are the mesial and distal heights of contour?
Middle 1/3
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
The cervical is much narrower ______ than the crown width at the _____
Mesiodistally; contact areas
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Describe the cervical line
Exhibits little curvature
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
The buccal surface is ___ especially at the ____ & ____
Convex; cervical and middle 1/3
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
Compare the root of the first mandibular premolar to that of the canine:
3-4 mm shorter
First mandibular premolar: buccal view
The root curves:
Distally
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The crown and root taper markedly _____.
Toward the lingual
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
Describe the lingual cusp
Small
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The lingual cusp may resemble the:
Cingulum of a canine
From this occlusal view, mark what is facial and what is lingual:
Top of image: facial
Bottom of image: lingual
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The occlusal surface slopes ____ in a ___ direction.
This can be visible from a ____ view.
Lingually; cervical
Lingual
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The lingual cusp can be described as:
Smoothly convex in all directions
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The mesial and distal outlines are ___ from the ____ to the _____.
Concave; cervical margin to the contact areas
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
What is a prominent anatomical feature from this view?
Mesiolingual developmental groove
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
What demarcates the lingual love from the mesiobuccal lobe?
Mesiolingual developmental groove
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The mesiolingual developmental groove demarcates the ___ from the _____ .
Lingual lobe from the mesiobuccal lobe
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
Anatomical feature responsible for separating the mesial marginal ridge from the lingual cusp
Mesiolingual developmental groove
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The mesiolingual developmental groove groove separates the ____ from the ____
Mesial marginal ridge from the lingual cusp
Label the anatomical features:
A: mesial marginal ridge
B: Mesiolingual developmental groove
C: Lingual cusp
Label the following anatomical features of the mandibular 1st premolar:
A: mesial marginal ridge
B: mesiolingual developmental groove
C: Lingual cusp
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The root tapers:
Lingually
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
What aspects of the root are visible?
Lingual, mesial and distal aspects
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
The root tapers to a:
Pointed apex
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
What is located mesially on the root?
Developmental depressions/grooves
First mandibular premolar: lingual view
What anatomical features can be seen on the root and where?
Mesial developmental depressions/grooves
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
Geometrical shape of the outline?
Rhomboidal
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The buccal outline is very:
Curved/convex
What view is this image of the mandibular 1st premolar from?
Mesial view
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The buccal cusp tip is:
Centered over the midline of the root
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The buccal height of contour is at the:
Junction of middle and cervical 1/3
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
Compared to the buccal view, the lingual view:
Less convex in outline
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour is in the:
Middle 1/3
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour is ____ to the ____.
Lingual to the outline of the root
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour can be described as: (in reference to root trunk)
Overhanging the root trunk
Label this image of the mesial view of the mandibular 1st premolar:
A: buccal contact
B: lingual contact
C: mesiolingual developmental groove
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The lingual cusp tip is on a line with the:
Lingual border of the root
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The distance from CEJ to lingual cusp tip is ____ distance from CEJ to buccal cusp tip
2/3
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
Distance from ____ to _____ cusp tip is 2/3 distance from ____ to ____ cusp tip
CEJ to lingual cusp tip
CEJ to buccal cusp tip
The height of A is _____ the height of B.
2/3
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
______ slopes cervically from buccal to lingual
Mesial marginal ridge
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The mesial marginal ridge slopes _____ from ____ to _____.
Cervically; buccal to lingual
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
_____ separates mesiobuccal lobe from the lingual lobe
Mesiolingual developmental groove
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The mesiolingual developmental groove separates the _____ from the ____
Mesiobuccal lobe from the lingual lobe
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
From this view, the cervical line curves _____ about 1mm
Occlusally
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The mesial surface is ____ except for the _____.
Smoothly convex; mesiolingual developmental groove
What view is this?
Label the anatomy from this view:
Mesial view
A: mesiolingual developmental groove
B: occlusal surface
C: mesial marginal ridge
D: CEJ
First mandibular premolar: mesial view
The root outline is tapered to a ____ from this view:
Pointed apex
On the mesial side of the mandibular 1st premolar: what is present on the root?
Deep developmental depression-groove on mesial surface
On the mandibular first premolar: Interesting fact: The _____ marginal ridge is higher above the _____ than the ____ marginal ridge
Distal ; CEJ; Mesial