Dental Morphology

1st Year
14-04-17
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Introduction
• Arch position
• Form & function
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Buccal aspect
• Dimention
• Cusp tip
D M
• Occlusal slopes
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Lingual aspect
• Dimentions
• Lingual cusp M D
 Two cusp type
 Three cusp type
• Mesiolingual cusp
• Distolingual cusp
• Lingual groove
• Height of contour
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Proximal aspect
• Lingual inclination
• Prominent lingual cusp
• Contact point
• Marginal ridge
• Mesial marginal groove

MESIAL DISTAL
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Occlusal aspect
• Outline-square
1. Three cusp type
(Y-type)
2. Two cusp type
(H & U types)
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Three cusp type (Y-type)
• Buccal cusp
• Mesiolingual cusp
• Distolingual cusp
Fossae
• Mesial triangular fossa
• Distal triangular fossa
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Three cusp type (Y-type)

Mesial triangular fossa

Boundries
1. Mssial & lingual cusp
ridges of buccal cusp
2. +mesial & buccal cusp
ridges of mesiolingual cusp
3. +mesial marginal ridge
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Three cusp type (Y-type)

Distal triangular fossa

Boundries
1. Distal & lingual cusp ridges
of buccal cusp
2. +distal & buccal cusp ridges
of distolingual cusp
3. +distal marginal ridge
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Three cusp type (Y-type)

Pits & grooves

Mesial pit
1. Central groove
2. Mesiolingual triangular
groove
3. Mesiobuccal triangular
groove
4. Mesial marginal groove
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Three cusp type (Y-type)

Pits & grooves

Distal pit
1. Central groove
2. distolingual triangular
groove
3. distobuccal triangular
groove
4. Distal marginal groove
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Three cusp type (Y-type)

Pits & grooves

Central pit
1. Central groove
2. Lingual groove
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Two cusp type (H & U type)

• Outline-rounded
• Position of lingual cusp
• Transverse ridge
Fossae
• Mesial & distal fossae
Boundries
1. Transverse ridge
2. Marginal ridges
3. Cusp ridges
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Two cusp type (H & U type)

• Outline-rounded
• Position of lingual cusp
• Transverse ridge
Fossae
• Mesial & distal fossae
Boundries
1. Transverse ridge
2. Marginal ridges
3. Cusp ridges
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Two cusp type (H type)

Pits & grooves

Mesial & distal pits
1. Central groove
2. +respective triangular
grooves
3. +respective marginal
grooves
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Two cusp type (U type)

Pits & grooves

• Same as for Y type
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Roots
• Single
• Sharp apex
• Distal inclination
• Dimention
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Variations & anomalies

• Bifurcation roots
• Developmentally missing
• Area of supernumerary teeth