Anatomical abnormalities of tooth and root morphology may not only adversely influence the course and management of periodontal disease due to inaccessibility of periodontal instrumentation and oral hygiene efforts, but are also more likely to adversely become high risk areas for retention of dental plaque and calculus …

What is the study of tooth morphology?

The tooth morphology course is an important basic stomatology course that mainly covers the composition, classification and anatomical features of a single tooth [1].

What are the 5 types of teeth?

Over your lifetime, you will have five different types of teeth that will erupt in your mouth; incisors, canines, premolars, molars, and third molars. Four of the five types will come in as primary teeth and then as permanent teeth which will replace the primary teeth.

Are premolars important?

Just as their name indicates, premolars are located just before the molars in the human mouth. These teeth are also known as bicuspids. The premolars are considered transitional teeth, as they work to guide food from the cuspids near the front of the mouth back to the molars near the rear of the mouth for chewing.

What is anterior and posterior teeth?

Types of Teeth (Anterior Teeth are the teeth located in front of your mouth while Posterior teeth are the teeth located in the back of your mouth.

How to identify teeth?

In the universal tooth numbering system, tooth number 1 is the patient’s upper right third molar, on the right side of the mouth in the upper (maxillary) jaw. Numbering of teeth continues along the upper teeth toward the front and across to the last molar tooth back on the top left side (number 16).

What is tooth morphology?

Tooth Morphology. Groove is a linear depression on the surface of the tooth. Developmental grooves (lines on the surface of the tooth) are the areas formed where the enamel lobes join on the occlusal surface. This union is generally a smooth and complete joint. Therefore, it differs from a fissure in composition.

Which molars are permanent?

Premolars, also called bicuspids, are the permanent teeth located between your molars in the back of your mouth and your canine teeth (cuspids) in the front.