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Posterior teeth:
Buccal height of contour
Gingival 1/3
Posterior teeth:
Lingual height of contour
Middle 1/3
Posterior teeth:
Marginal ridges
Marginal ridges are perpendicular to long axis
Posterior teeth:
All mandibular posterior teeth crowns
Lean lingually and distally
Posterior teeth:
All teeth
Taper toward lingual from occlusal view

*Except Max. 1st molars and 3-cusp Mand. 2nd premolar
Premolars:
Shape from facial
Pentagonal
(same as Canines)
Premolars:
Relative dimension
Facio-lingual longer than mesio-distal
(same as Canines)
Premolars:
Universal numbers
4,5
12, 13
20, 21
28, 29
Premolars:
Max vs Man
Max. premolars are similar
Man. premolars are not as similar
Premolars:
Max. premolars relative size
First larger than second
Premolars:
Man. premolar relative size
Second considerably larger than first
Premolars:
Max. premolar crown dimension
Buccolingual > mesiodistal
Premolars:
Man. premolar crown dimension
Buccolingual = mesiodistal
Premolars:
Max. premolar cusps relative size
Equal size
Premolars:
Man. premolar cusps relative size
Buccal cusp > lingual cusp

*May have more than 2 cusps
Premolars:
Max. crown position relative to roots
Centered
Premolars:
Man. crown position relative to roots
More to lingual
Premolars:
Number of root
One only

*Except max. first premolars have two
Premolars:
Functions
1. Help molar with grinding
2. Help canine with shearing
3. Help sustain vertical dimension of face
4. Less role in esthetics and phonetics
Premolars:
Development of max. first premolar
Cal.start @ 1.8 yrs
Cal.done @ 5 yrs
Eruption @ 10 yrs
Root.done @ 12 yrs
Premolars:
Development of max. second premolar
Cal.start @ 2 yrs
Cal.done @ 6 yrs
Eruption @ 10 yrs
Root.done @ 12 yrs
Premolars:
Type trait of max. first premolar
- Cusp ridge
Mesial cusp ridge longer than distal (i.e. cusp tip more distal)
Premolars:
Type trait of max. first premolar
- Mesial features (3)
1. Mesial marginal ridge groove
2. Mesial crown concavity
3. Mesial root depression
Premolars:
Type trait of max. first premolar
- Developmental groove
Central developmental groove depth*
Premolars:
Type trait of max. second premolar
Closest to bilateral symmetry among post. teeth
Premolars:
Type trait of max. second premolar
- Cusp height
Closest to equal than any other premolar
Premolars:
Type trait of max. second premolar
- fossae distance
Mesial and distal fossae closest together
Premolars:
Buccal view of max. first premolar
- Shape
1. Pentagonal
2. Looks like Canine (but shorter & less prominent cusp tip)
3. Occlusocervical length shorter than any ant. tooth, but longer than any post. tooth
Premolars:
Buccal view of max. first premolar
- Features
1. Buccal ridge
2. Developmental depression (divides lobes)
3. Perikymata @ cervical 1/3
4. Height of contour @ cervical 1/3
Premolars:
Buccal view of max. first premolar
- Cusp landmarks
1. Pronounced cusp tip (less than Canine)
2. Cusp tip more distal (divides into 2 unequal portions)
Premolars:
Buccal view of first premolar
- Slope
Mesio-occlusal slope longer and straighter

Disto-occlusal slope shorter and more curved
Posterior teeth:
Max. 2nd premolar
- Mesial view
- Nearly equal buccal and lingual cusp length
- No mesial concavity
- No mesial groove
Posterior teeth:
Differentiate max. 1st and 2nd premolar from mesial view
1. Cusp ht difference
2. Crown concavity
3. # roots
4. Developmental root depression
Posterior teeth:
Occlusal viewPremolar
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Posterior teeth:
Man. premolars
- 1st and 2nd not as similar
- 1st transition from canine
- 2nd transition to molar
- 2nd has horizontal marginal ridge
Posterior teeth:
Man. 1st premolar development
Cal.start @ 1.75 yrs
Cal.done @ 5 yrs
Eruption @ 10 yrs
Root.done @ 12 yrs
Posterior teeth:
Man. 2nd premolar development
Cal.start @ 2.25 yrs
Cal.done @ 6 yrs
Eruption @ 11 yrs
Root.done @ 13 yrs
Posterior teeth:
Man. 1st premolar type trait
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- Mesiolingual groove
- Shortest FL length of post. teeth