Quiz1 Flashcards
largest teeth in the mandibular arch
mandibular first molars
mandibular molars function
chewing and grinding
erupts at the age of 6 years
mandibular first molar
how many cusp does the mandibular first molar have
5
occurrence of a sixth cusp in the mandibular first molar
tuberculum intermedium /
tuberculum sextum
which sides of the crown is wider in the mandibular first molar
M-D
how many roots (mandibular first molar)
2 roots
mandibular first molar
what are the cusps visible on the buccal aspect
3 cusps
mesiobuccal cusp
distobuccal cusp
distal cusp
mandibular first molar
what separates the mesiobuccal cusp from the distobuccal cusp
buccal aspect
mesiobuccal groove
mandibular first molar
what separates the distobuccal cusp from the distal cusp
buccal aspect
distobuccal groove
mandibular first molar
what are the cusps visible on the lingual aspect
3 cusps
mesiolingual cusp
distolingual cusp
distal cusp
mandibular first molar
which side has longer cusps
B-L aspect
lingual aspect
mandibular first molar
mandibular first molar
what groove seperates the 2 cusps
lingual aspect
lingual groove
mandibular first molar
which side is wider
B-L aspect
buccal side
mandibular first molar
what is the convexity of both mesial and distal profiles of the lingual aspect
convex