Morphology of permanent upper teeth Flashcards
1
Q
Central incisor (1)
A
has 1 root
2
Q
Lateral incisor (2)
A
has 1 root
3
Q
Canine (3)
A
has 1 root
4
Q
First premolar (4)
A
has 2 roots, 2 cusps
5
Q
Second premolar (5)
A
has 1 root, 2 cusps
6
Q
First molar (6)
A
has 3 roots, 5 cusps
7
Q
Second molar (7)
A
has 3 roots, 4 cusps
8
Q
Third molar (8)
A
has 3 roots, 4 cusps
9
Q
Upper molars have:
A
- 3 roots; 2 buccal, 1 palatal
- have 4 cusps; 2 buccal, 2 palatal
- Sn oblique ridge runs from M-P cusp to D-B cups
- upper 6s have extra cusp mesio-palatally called the cusp of Carabelli
