Tooth Morphology

Questions	Answer
The tooth at the centre of a fully developed adult jaw is the	First molar
In a permanent maxillary first molar the buccal developmental groove is parallel to the	Distobuccal root
The root tips of the permanent maxillary first molar often curve towards the	Centre axis
The cusp arm of the mesiopalatal cusp of a typical permanent maxillary first molar is	Obtuse angled. It is the most obtuse angled cusp. Hence it is the bluntest cusp of the entire cusps.
The distobuccal and mesiolingual cusp form has	Right angled
The usually missing cusp in a permanent maxillary second molar, if missing is the	Distopalatal cusp
The shortest teeth occlusocervically in the mandible is the	Second molar
In the permanent dentition the buccal ridges and height of contour forms a “tilited E shaped” pattern in	Mandibular first molar. The lingual ridges and the height of contour forms the “U shaped” pattern.
The lingual developmental groove of the permanent mandibular first molar is aligned with the	Furcation
In a maxillary molar the most indistinct and rounded line angle is the	Distobuccal