Maxillary first premolars

The maxillary first premolar is the tooth located laterally (away from the midline of the face) from both the maxillary canines of the mouth but mesial (toward the midline of the face) from both maxillary second premolars. The function of this premolar is similar to that of canines in regard to tearing being the principal action during mastication, commonly known as chewing. There are two cusps on maxillary first premolars, and the buccal (closest to the cheek) cusp is sharp enough to resemble the prehensile teeth found in carnivorous animals. The international notation has named the right permanent maxillary first premolar is known as "14", and the left one is known as "24".

This is the picture showing actual view of what maxillary first premolars look like inside the mouth.

This is the radiographic view of maxillary first premolar

Дата добавления: 2015-08-20