Which of the following describes the usual groove pattern on the occlusal table of the permanent
mandibular second molar - Answers Cross or plus sign
Canines are the _______ of the mouth - Answers Cornerstone
Another term for the triangular ridge of the mesial buccal cusp of the permanent maxillary first molar is
the - Answers The lingual cusp ridge of the mesial buccal cusp
Which of the following features distinguishes the permanent mandibular first molar from the
mandibular second molar - Answers Number of cusps
Primary molars are replaced by permanent - Answers Premolars
T/F: The triangular ridge of each cusp on tooth #31 is inclined toward the central groove - Answers True
T/F: The crown of the permanent mandibular first molar when viewed from the proximal is inclined
lingually - Answers True
T/F: The mesial buccal cusp ridge of the maxillary first premolar is longer than the distal - Answers True
T/F: The mesial lingual cusp ridge of the maxillary first premolar longer than the distal - Answers False
Which of the following teeth has the greatest mesiodistal width of any tooth in the oral cavity - Answers
#19
Between which cusps does the oblique ridge of the permanent maxillary first molar extend on the
occlusal table - Answers Mesiolingual, distal buccal
Mandibular first molar has how many cusps - Answers 3
The root of #20 is ______ in size and ______ in length than the root of #21 - Answers Larger, longer
What posterior tooth has the most variable tooth form - Answers Maxillary third molar
What tooth has the second most variable of tooth form - Answers Maxillary lateral incisor
T/F: The buccal cusp of the maxillary first premolar is longer and sharper than the buccal cusp of the
maxillary second molar - Answers True
T/F: The maxillary second premolar is larger than the maxillary first molar - Answers False
What describes the divisions of the roots on a permanent maxillary second molar - Answers Two buccal
and one lingual
Like transverse ridge but joins a distobuccal cusp to a mesiolingual cusp - Answers Oblique
Found at mesial and distal termination of occlusal surface on posterior teeth - Answers Marginal