Dental Morphology

B.D.S. 1st year

09-03-17
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Introduction
• Bicuspid

• Function

• Form

• Arch position

• Succeding teeth
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Buccal Aspect
• Pentagonal
• Dimention
• Contact point
• Cusp slopes
• Developmental
depression
• Cervical line
• Buccal cusp ridge
• Imbrication lines
• Height of contour
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Buccal Aspect
• Pentagonal
• Dimention
• Contact point
• Cusp slopes
• Developmental depression
• Cervical line
• Buccal cusp ridge
• Imbrication lines
• Height of contour
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Lingual Aspect
• Dimention

• Cusp location/sharpness

• Cervical line

• Developmental depression

• Height of contour
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Mesial Aspect
• Trapezoidal
• Marginal ridge
• Mesial marginal groove
• Cervical line
• Cusp height
• Mesial concavity
• Contact point
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Mesial Aspect
• Trapezoidal
• Marginal ridge
• Mesial marginal groove
• Cervical line
• Cusp height
• Mesial concavity
• Contact point
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Distal Aspect
• Dimention

• Distal marginal ridge & groove

• Cervical line

• Contact point

• Concavity
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Occlusal Aspect
• Hexagonal

• Dimentions
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Occlusal Aspect
• Hexagonal
• Dimentions
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Boundries
• Marginal ridges

• Cusp ridges
 Mesial cusp ridges

 Distal cusp ridges

 Transverse ridge
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BUCCAL
Components of the
occlusal table
• Cusps
 Buccal
 Lingual

PALATAL
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Occlusal Aspect
• Hexagonal

• Dimentions
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Components of the
occlusal table
• Fossae
 Mesial triangular fossa
 Distal triangular fossa
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Buccal
Components of the
occlusal table
• Pits & grooves
 Mesial pit
1. Central groove
2. Mesiolingual triangular
groove
3. Mesiobuccal triangular Palatal
groove
4. Mesial marginal groove
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Components of the
occlusal table
 Distal pit
1. Distolingual triangular
groove
2. Distobuccal triangular
groove
3. Central groove
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Roots
• Type I single
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Roots
• Type ii bifurcated
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Roots
• Type iii laminated
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Variation & Anomalies

• Mesial concavity

• Root forms

• Sinus approximation
 Premolars Arch Traits

• Maxillary premolars are more similar

• Maxillary premolars are wider buccopalatally

• Maxillary premolars possess lingual cusps of significant size

• Lingual inclination

• No of roots
 Premolars Type Traits

• Maxillary 1st & mandibular 2nd premolars are relatively larger

• Configuration of mesial & distal cusp ridges

• Maxillary premolars are always having two cusps

• Relative height of maxillary cusps

• Mesial concavity of maxillary premolars

• No of roots