Morphology of permanent lower teeth Flashcards
1
Q
Central incisor (1)
A
has 1 root
2
Q
Lateral incsior (2)
A
has 1 root
3
Q
Canine (3)
A
has 1 root
4
Q
First premolar (4)
A
has 1 root, 2 cusps
5
Q
Second premolar (5)
A
has 1 root, 2 cusps
6
Q
First molar (6)
A
has 2 roots, 5 cusps
7
Q
Second molar (7)
A
has 2 roots, 4 cusps
8
Q
Third molar (8)
A
has 2 roots, 4 cusps
9
Q
Lower molars have:
A
- 2 roots; 1 mesial, 1 distal
- lower first molars have 5 cusps; 3 buccal, 2 lingual
- lower second molars have 4 cusps; 2 buccal, 2 lingual
- 1st molars are the largest teeth of all
- 3rd molars vary in size in number of roots + cusps
