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How many cusps does each premolar have? How many 2 cusps? How many 3 cusps? What...

How many cusps does each premolar have? How many 2 cusps? How many 3 cusps?

What are the groove patterns which are possible on the 3 cusp types?

Which patterns have a transverse ridge and which does not?

What is a triangular ridge? What two ridges meet to make the magic happen?

Which premolar has a buccal cusp tip that is distal to central axis line?

Why?

Which two rebel premolars have a developmental groove that escapes! from the occlusal plane, crosses the marginal ridge and travels

on to the mesial or mesio-lingual surface of the tooth???

Most premolars have lingual cusps which are centered except except?

True or False: All premolars have contacts which are in the cervical

plane    If not, where the heck are they???

Study eruption dates once again.

The only two rooted PM is?

Are the roots M-B or B-L?

True/False:   The root trunk of this tooth is short.

How many root canals in that two rooted tooth?

In 2nd PM that has two lingual cusps, which one of those cusps is larger?

Which PM has a lingual cusp 1mm shorter than the buccal cusp?

Which premolar is lingually tilted and enabling you to see the whole occlusal table clinically when viewing from the lingual.

Which cusp is larger on this tooth? Buccal or lingual

Which PM has a Wrinkled looking occlusal table?

Are the two cusps of the Max 2nd molar equal in size?

If not which one is smaller

Which branch of the external carotid artery supplies blood to all PMs?

The Middle Superior Alveolar nerve serves - What arch? Which teeth?

How about the Inferior Alveolar nerve? Arch? Teeth?

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1.A cusp is a pointed ,elevated feature in teeth(incisal eminence) .Premolars help in maintenance of vertical dimension of face and support mastication. Premolars have 2-3 cusps ( buccal and lingual). 2cusps means 1 buccal and 1 lingual cusp. 3 cusps means 1 buccal and 2 lingual cusp.premolars also known as bicuspids.There are totally 8 Premolars in the mouth .

2.Y- shaped central groove and linear lingual groove are the two developmental groove patterns that are possible in three cusps type.( 1 large buccal and two small lingual cusp is three cusp type)

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