Maxillary Premolars Flashcards
Notation for maxillary right 1st premolar:
5
Notation maxillary right 2nd premolar:
4
Notation for maxillary left 1st premolar:
12
Notation for maxillary left 2nd premolar:
13
Label the maxillary premolars
The maxillary premolars are considered to be what type of teeth?
Posterior
How many maxillary premolars are present in the maxillary arch?
4
What surface do posterior teeth have that anterior teeth do not?
Occlusal surface
The maxillary premolars are made of how many cusps?
2 cusps
What are the two cusps of the maxillary premolars?
Lingual cusp & buccal cusp
What cusp of the maxillary premolars is considered the functional cusp?
Lingual cusp
What cusp on the maxillary premolars is considered the non-functional cusp?
Buccal
We should not refer to the maxillary premolars as:
Biscuspids
Maxillary premolars are succedaneous teeth and replace the:
Deciduous molars
Label the cusps:
Blue: buccal (wider)
Green: lingual (narrower)
How many lobes do the maxillary premolars develop from?
4 lobes
Categorize the 4 lobes that the maxillary premolars develop from:
3 buccal lobes
1 lingual lobe
What are the names of the 3 buccal lobes of the maxillary premolars?
- Mesiobuccal (MB)
- Middle buccal (B)
- Distobucal (DB)
What does the one lingual lobe of the maxillary premolar develop into?
Lingual cusp
A demarcation between the buccal and lingual lobes of the maxillary premolar:
Central developmental groove
What is the red line displaying?
Central developmental groove
Label the following views of the maxillary 1st premolar:
- Buccal
- Mesial
- Distal
- Lingual
- Occlusal
First premolar: Buccal view
Resembles what tooth?
Canine
First premolar: Buccal view
The outline is:
Roughly trapezoidal
First premolar: Buccal view
The buccal cusp is comprised of what cusp arms?
Mesial cusp arm and distal cusp arm
First premolar: Buccal view
On the buccal cusp, which cusp arm is longer and straighter? Which cusp arm is shorter and more curved?
Mesial
Distal
First premolar: Buccal view
Describe the mesial cusp arm of the buccal cusp
Mesial cusp arm= longer & straighter than distal cusp arm
First premolar: Buccal view
Describe the distal cusp arm:
Distal cusp arm is shorter and more curved than the mesial cusp arm
First premolar: Buccal view
Buccal height of contour is in the:
Cervical 1/3 of crown
First premolar: Buccal view
Mesial contact is in the:
Middle 1/3
First premolar: Buccal view
What lays just below the mesial contact?
Mesial concavity
First premolar: Buccal view
A mesial concavity is located:
Just below the mesial contact
First premolar: Buccal view
The distal contact is located:
Middle 1/3
First premolar: Buccal view
Describe the differences between the mesial and distal contacts:
Both located in middle 1/3 but distal contact is broader and more cervical
First premolar: Buccal view
The distal aspect is generally more:
Convex
First premolar: Buccal view
The middle lobe has a ______ and associated ______
Prominent buccal ridge and associated developmental depressions
First premolar: Buccal view
What lobes are less developed?
Mesial and distal lobes
First premolar: Buccal view
The less developed mesial and distal lobes results in:
Mesial and distal line angles
First premolar: Lingual view
The crown tapers:
Lingually
First premolar: Lingual View
The lingual part is more _____ than the buccal
Narrow
First premolar: Lingual View
The lingual aspect of the crown can be described as:
Smoothly convex
First premolar: Lingual View
The lingual cusp is ____ and more ____ than the buccal cusp
1mm shorter and more pointed
First premolar: Lingual View
What is visible from this view?
Buccal cusp
What view does the following image show?
Lingual view
Label mesial and distal sides from this lingual view:
Left: mesial
Right: distal
First premolar: Lingual View
The lingual cusp is located:
Mesially
First premolar: Lingual View
Because the lingual cusp is located mesially, this means that which cusp arm is shorter?
Mesial cusp arm
First premolar: Lingual View
The mesiolingual cusp arm (ML) is ____ than the distolingual cusp arm (DL)
Shorter
From lingual view of the maxillary first premolar - the mesiolingual cusp arm (ML) is shorter than the distolingual cusp arm. Why is this important?
Because this is opposite of the buccal cusp
Which is the lingual view and which is the buccal view on the maxillary 1st premolar?
A: Buccal
B: Lingual
Describe the cusp arm lengths in the lingual and buccal views of the maxillary first premolar:
Lingual view, the mesiolingual cusp arm is SHORTER than the distolingual cusp arm
Buccal view, the mesiolingual cusp arm is LONGER than the distolingual cusp arm
The first premolar: mesial view
What shape is the outline?
Trapezoidal
The first premolar: mesial view
How many cusps are visible from the mesial view?
2 visible cusps
The first premolar: mesial view
What to cusps are visible from the mesial view?
buccal and lingual
The first premolar: mesial view
Which cusp is taller (buccal or lingual)?
Buccal cusp
The first premolar: mesial view
The buccal height of contour is:
In cervical 1/3
The first premolar: mesial view
The lingual height of contour is:
In middle 1/3
The first premolar: mesial view
From a mesial view, the what depression can be seen?
Mesial developmental depression/concavity
The first premolar: mesial view
Why is it of significance that the the mesial developmental depression can be viewed from the mesial aspect?
Maxillary 2nd premolars do not have this!!!
What view are we seeing this first maxillary premolar from?
Mesial view
What is a defining trait of a maxillary first premolar?
Mesial developmental depression
The first premolar: mesial view
Describe the location of the mesial contact area:
Middle 1/3 and offset buccally
Name the orange and red anatomical features on the maxillary 1st premolar:
Orange: mesial contact
Red: mesial marginal ridge developmental groove
A- facial
B- lingual
The first premolar: mesial view
50-60 % have _____ roots; while ~50% have ____ roots.
2; 1
The first premolar: mesial view
Describe the root trunk:
Long root trunk (1/2-2/3 length of root)