PREMOLARS
TRAPEZOIDAL in shape
o 8 premolars
o Teeth anterior to molars
o Also known as BICUSPIDS (2 cusps)
o Erupts at age 10-12 and erupts ahead of
maxillary permanent canine
CLASS TRAITS
1. have at least 2 cusps, but may have
additional cusps
2. have single buccal cusp with one or more
lingual cusps
ARCH TRAITS
o FACIAL VIEW OF MAXILLARY PREMOLARS
1. have 2 major cusps which are
approximately equal in size
2. buccal cusp is almost the same size as
lingual cusp
3. crown is wider Bu-Li than M-D
o PROXIMAL VIEW OF MAXILLARY
PREMOLARS
1. buccal profile only shows a slight Li
inclination because they are trapezoid
2. height of contour of the Li profile is at the
mid portion of the crown
3. greater morphological similarly between
maxillary premolar
o FACIAL VIEW OF MANDIBULAR
PREMOLARS
1. Bu is bigger than Li cusp
2. Crown has almost equal Bu-Li & M-D
dimensions
3. Bu profiles are strongly inclined lingually
o PROXIMAL VIEW OF
MANDIBULAR PREMOLARS
1. shape is rhomboidal
2. Li height of contour is at the
occlusal third of the crown
TYPE TRAITS
o MAXILLARY 1ST PREMOLAR
 BUCCAL VIEW
1. More angular than Maxillary 2nd
Premolar
2. Prominent bulging shoulders
because Mesial Occlusal Angle and
Distal Occlusal Angle have angular
bulging shoulders
3. Mesial Contact Area – junctioning
the Occlusal and Middle Thirds
4. Distal Contact Area – more cervical
but still within the middle thirds
5. Prominent Bu cusp ridge
 LINGUAL VIEW
1. entire buccal profile of crown is
visible
2. apex of lingual root are more blunt
3. 2 root apices are visible Bu root is
slightly longer
4. Li cusps are slightly mesial to the
middle of the crown
 PROXIMAL VIEW
1. Mesial Marginal Groove (MMG)
interrupts the Mesial Marginal Ridge
(MMR)
2. 2 roots – Bu & Li
3. Lingual profile is straight
4.
5. Bu cusp tip is in line with the root
apex
6. Li cusp tip is in line with the border
of the Li root
7. root trunk is very long
8. cervical lines are flat
 OCCLUSAL VIEW
1. crown profile is HEXAGONAL
2. Mesiobuccal(MB) & Distobuccal(DB)
corners are sharp
3. M & D profiles converge Lingually
4. Occlussal table outline is
trapezoidal (where it meets its
antagonist)
5. Buccocervical Ridge (BCR) are
longer (BP longer, MP shorter, DP
longer, LP shorter)
6. BCR oriented ML, twisted
appearance
7. BC wider than LC
8. CG is long
9. Supplemental Grooves are rare
10. Bu, Central and MMG form
characteristic patterns
11. Bu Ridge and lobes visible
MESIAL DEVELOPMENTAL DEPRESSION –
concavity within the mesial surface
CONTACT AREA: JUNCTION OF OCCLUSAL & MIDDLE
THIRD
*MMR more occlusally positioned
*DMR more cervically positioned
* All MMR are occlusally positioned except for
MANDIBULAR 1st PM
o MAXILLARY 2ND PREMOLAR
 BUCCAL VIEW
1. Crown has narrow shoulders
2. Crown is smallest in width and height
3. Mesial Occlusal Angle and Distal
Occlusal Angle are less prominent and
angular
4. lobes are absent
5. Bu cusp are not so prominent
 LINGUAL VIEW
1. none of the Bu profile is visible
2. portion of the Mesial concavity can be
seen in the apical area of the root
 PROXIMAL VIEW
1. no MMG crossing the MMR
2. single root
3. BC and LC have the same height
4. root apex bends toward the D
5. MMR occlusally positioned; DMR
cervically positioned
 OCCLUSAL VIEW
1. crown profile OVOID
2. MB & DB corners are rounded
3. no Li convergence
4. M & D profiles are parallel
5. Occlusal table outline is RECTANGULAR
6. M& D are parallel to each other and not
inclined
7. crown is not twisted in appearance
8. BCR is centered
9. BC & LC similar in width
10. CG is short
11. Supplemental Grooves are frequent and
numerous
12. Bu ridge and lobe not prominent
*WRINKLED PREMOLARS – MAX 2nd PM

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