Maxillary Premolars Flashcards
Longer, Max1PM or Max2PM?
Same length
% of canals, Max1PM:
2: 87%, 1: 8%, 3: 5%
Longer crown, Max1PM or Max2PM?
both the same
% canals for asians, Max1PM:
1:46%, 2: 54%
Max1PM, canal shape:
round
B canal curvature, Max1PM:
L, B, straight
P banal curvature, Max1PM::
D, B, straight
Which premolar has a mesial concavity?
Max1PM:
Which tooth has a furcation groove and where?
Max1PM:m, palatal aspect of B root
What to beware of with Max1PM::
strip perforation, access perforation on the mesial
Which canal is larger for the Max1PM:?
Palatal
Which tooth and root is often fenestrated trough cortical platee?
B root, Max1PM:
Ethnic group with higher percentage of 1 canals in Max1PM::
asians
Perforation of the side of a rooth:
Strip perforation
IN which direction is the Max1PM: wider?
BL than MD
Access shape for Max1PM: w 2 canals:
Oval
Bur to access Max1PM::
2 small round bur