PERMANENT MANDIBULAR 1ST PREMOLAR

BUCCAL ASPECT
BY SONIA
1. Pentagonal outline of buccal aspect of mandibular first premolar is similar to ____________?
a) Canine
b) Second premolar
c) Both a and b
d) Molar
e) Incisor
2. Occluso-cervical dimension of mandibular first premolar is shorter than ______________but
longer than _________________.
a) Posterior teeth, anterior teeth
b) Anterior, posterior
c) Anterior, anterior
d) Posterior, posterior
e) None
3. Depth of curvature of cervical line of mandibular first premolar is less than______________.
a) Maxillary incisor
b) Mandibular canine
c) Mandibular incisor
d) Maxillary incisor
e) All anterior teeth
4. Buccal height of contour is found in ___________________.
a) Cervical third
b) Middle third
c) Occlusal third
d) None of these
e) At the junction of middle and occlusal 3rd
5. Mandibular 2nd premolar is _________________ than mandibular 1st premolar?
a) Slightly shorter
b) Slightly larger
c) Highly shorter
d) Highly longer
e) Similar in size
6. Buccal cusp tip of mandibular second premolar is?
a) Offset to mesial
b) Offset to distal
c) Centered
d) Slightly offset
e) More offset
7. Which of following statement is not true about buccal cusp of mandibular 2nd premolar?
a) Cusp tip is high
b) Cusp tip is not sharp
c) Cusp tip is not high
d) Both slopes are equal in length
e) Cusp tip is centered
 LINGUAL ASPECT
BY JWARIA KHAN
1. Mesial and distal surface are visible from the lingual aspect of which tooth:
a) Mandibular canine
b) Mandibular 1st premolar
c) Mandibular 2nd premolar
d) Maxillary canine
e) Maxillary 2nd premolar
2. Lingual cusp tip of 1st mandibular premolar:
a) offset to mesial
b) offset to distal
c) offset to occlusal
d) offset to buccal
e) offset to lingual
3. Lingual height of contour is located in case of mandibular 1st premolar:
a) in occlusal 3rd
b) in cervical 3rd
c) in middle 3rd
d) at junction of occlusal and middle 3rd
e) at junction of cervical and middle 3rd
4. Landmark feature of mandibular 1st premolar:
a) mesial pit
b) central pit
c) distal pit
d) mesial marginal groove
e) mesio-lingual developmental groove
 MESIAL AND DISTAL ASPECT
BY SAMAN ARIF
1. The general form of proximal surfaces of mandibular first premolar is:
a) Trapezoidal
b) Rhomboidal
c) Pentagonal
d) Hexagonal
e) Diamond
2. Buccal outline of Mesial aspect of mandibular first premolar is:
a) Generally Convex
b) Concave
c) Flattened
d) inclined
e) Straight
3. Difference in dimensions of distal aspect from mesial aspect in mandibular first premolar is:
a) Shorter occluso-cervically
b) Narrower bucco-lingually
c) Wider bucco-lingually
d) Both a & b
e) Both a & c
4. An important landmark feature of Mesial aspect of mandibular first premolar is:
a) Mesial marginal groove
b) Distal marginal groove
c) Mesial marginal ridge
d) Mesio-lingual developmental groove
e) Disto-lingual developmental groove
5. In Mesial aspect of mandibular first premolar, the occlusal outline reveals the buccal portion
of transverse ridge sloping at:
a) 15°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 60°
e) 90°
6. The cervical line curvature of proximal surfaces of mandibular first premolar is:
a) Evenly curved towards root
b) Asymmetrically towards apex
c) Slightly towards occlusal
d) Largely towards occlusal
e) Irregularly curved
7. The contact areas and height of contour of proximal surfaces of mandibular first premolar are
in:
a) Occlusal third
b) The junction of occlusal and middle third
c) Middle third
d) The junction of middle and cervical third
e) cervical third
 OCCLUSAL ASPECT
BY SAFURA IJAZ
1. From occlusal surface, crown profile of mandibular 1st premolar is:
a) Diamond shaped
b) Oval shaped
c) Square shaped
d) Rhomboidal shaped
e) Hexagonal shaped
2. Because of lingual inclination of crown of mandibular 1st premolar, which surfaces are visible
from occlusal surface?
a) Much of lingual surface but almost none of buccal surface
b) Much of buccal surface but almost none of lingual surface
c) Both surfaces equally
d) Only buccal surface
e) Only lingual surface
3. According to the OCCLUSAL ASPECT, mesially, the lingual margin of mandibular 1st
premolar is near the _________________ groove.
a) ML developmental
b) ML triangular
c) DL developmental
d) DL triangular
e) Mesial marginal developmental
4. PIT is a point where many grooves meet. Permanent mandibular 1st premolar has
________number of pits.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5
5. The functional cusp of permanent mandibular 1st premolar is:
a) Buccal
b) Lingual
c) Both a and b
d) Mesio-lingual cusp ridge of lingual cusp
e) None of the above
6. The transverse ridge of permanent mandibular 1st premolar
offsets_________.
a) Mesially
b) Distally
c) Lingually
d) Buccally
e) Centered
7. The non-functional cusp of permanent mandibular 1st premolar is:
a) Buccal
b) Lingual
c) Both a and b
d) Mesiolingual cusp ridge of lingual cusp
 e) None of the above

ROOT AND ANAMOLIES

BY NADIA
1. Which tooth has relatively sharp apex?
a) Mandibular 1st premolar
b) Mandibular 2nd premolar
c) Maxillary 1st premolar
d) Maxillary 2nd premolar
e) Maxillary central incisors
2. Mid root section of mandibular 1st premolar is:
a) Circular
b) Hexagonal
c) Ovoid
d) Tetragonal
e) Diamond shape
3. Mesial and distal surfaces of root of mandibular 1st premolar are:
a) Only convex
b) Only concave
c) Concave to flat
d) Convex to flat
e) Straight
4. Root length of which teeth is less than that of mandibular 2nd premolar and mandibular
canine?
a) Mandibular 1st premolar
b) Mandibular 2nd premolar
c) Maxillary 1st molar
d) Maxillary central incisors
e) Mandibular lateral incisors
5. In variation and anomalies of mandibular 1st premolar continuity of transverse ridge is
affected by depth of which groove?
a) Mesio-lingual triangular groove
b) Central groove
c) Mesial marginal groove
d) Disto-buccal triangular groove
e) Mesio-buccal triangular groove
6. Lingual cusp of which tooth can be centered mesio-distally or even offset to distal?
a) Mandibular canine
b) Mandibular lateral incisors
c) Maxillary central incisors
d) Maxillary 1st premolar
e) Mandibular 1st premolar
7. Which cusp of mandibular 1st premolar can range from complete absence to nearly as large as
the buccal cusp?
a) Mesiolingual cusp
b) Mesiobuccal cusp
c) Buccal cusp
d) Disto-lingual cusp
e) Lingual cusp