• 1. When do the maxillary 1st premolars begin to calcify?

  • 6-12 months
  • 12-18 months
  • 18-24 months
  • 24-30 months

• 2. Are the maxillary premolars succedaneous teeth?

  • Yes, maxillary premolars replace the primary canines
  • Yes, maxillary premolars replace the primary premolars
  • Yes, maxillary premolars replace the primary molars
  • No, maxillary premolars do not replace any teeth

• 3. Where do the maxillary premolars begin to calcify?

  • Buccal to the primary molar roots
  • Lingual to the primary molar roots
  • Distal to the primary molar roots
  • Within the furcation of the primary molar roots

• 4. A patient comes into your office because both of their maxillary 1st premolars have fallen out. The patient gives them to you, but doesn’t remember which one is #5 and which one is #12. Which of the following options is one way you can tell which premolar is which?

  • The mesial cervical line should be straighter than the distal cervical line
  • The distal slope of the buccal cusp should be longer than the mesial slope
  • The mesial slope of the buccal cusp should be longer than the distal slope
  • There should be a distal developmental groove on the crown and root that is not present on the mesial

• 5. The occlusal tables of the maxillary premolars possess how many transverse ridges?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

• 6. You are looking at tooth #12 from the mesial view (both the crown and the root). What do you expect to see?

  • Buccal cusp, lingual cusp
  • Buccal cusp, lingual cusp, mesial developmental depression
  • Buccal cusp, lingual cusp, buccal root, lingual root
  • Buccal cusp, lingual cusp, buccal root, lingual root, mesial developmental depression

• 7. A patient comes into your office needing an occlusal restoration on #5. Before you put in the composite, the patient asks how many pits you are going to put on the biting surface of this tooth. How many will you put?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

• 8. A patient is telling you about a tooth that was recently extracted on their left side. They don’t remember exactly which tooth it was, but they remember the tooth had two roots. What is the likely tooth number for this tooth?

  • #4
  • #5
  • #12
  • #13

• 9. Your patient has just undergone root canal therapy on tooth #5. You are scheduled to do a post, core, and crown. Which root would you choose to insert your post?

  • Facial
  • Lingual
  • Mesial
  • Distal

• 10. From an occlusal view, what shape would the maxillary 1st premolars possess?

  • Round
  • Square
  • Hexagon
  • Rhomboid

• 11. Where do you expect to see the root bifurcation on a maxillary 1st premolar?

  • Closer to the corn of the tooth
  • Closer to the halfway point of the root
  • Closer to the apex of the root
  • Maxillary 1st premolars do not have a root bifurcation

• 12. You are looking at a radiograph of tooth #12. You see an overhanging margin on the mesial. Why do you think this happened?

  • There is a mesial developmental depression cervical to the contact area
  • This was not wedged properly during the restoration
  • The matrix band did not fit properly
  • All of the above

• 13. When looking at tooth #29 from an occlusal view, you notice that it has three cusps. What do you expect the shape of the occlusal groove pattern of this tooth to be?

  • H shape
  • Y shape
  • Circle
  • Square

• 14. When inspecting a patient’s radiograph, you notice that there is a buildup of calculus on the root of #21. On the radiograph, you can’t tell exactly where on the root the calculus is. Using your knowledge of dental anatomy, where on the root do you assume the calculus to be?

  • Mesial side
  • Distal side
  • Mesial and distal side
  • None of the above

• 15. A 14 year old patient comes into your office. You notice that this patient’s mandibular 2nd premolars have not yet erupted. Assuming an average eruption time, describe the eruption of the mandibular 2nd premolars

  • This is normal, the teeth should be erupting within a year
  • This is normal, the teeth should be erupting in a few years
  • This is late, the teeth should have erupted about a year ago
  • This is late, the teeth should have erupted over 5 years ago

• 16. You are creating a crown #20. The patient previously had 3 cusps on this tooth. What important landmark should you remember to include in your crown?

  • Buccal groove
  • Lingual groove
  • Mesial groove
  • Distal groove

• 17. You are creating a crown on #29. When you ask the patient how that crown feels, the patient says that the buccal cusp tip feels weird. When you go to evaluate the buccal cusp tip on the crown, you see that it looks exactly the same as the buccal cusp tip on #28. Which of the following is most likely a reason why does the patient thinks the buccal cusp tip of their #29 crown feels weird?

  • The buccal cusp tip of #29 should be more rounded than that of #28
  • The distal slope of the buccal cusp of #29 should be shorter than the mesial slope
  • The buccal cusp tip should be slightly distal to the midline on #29
  • The buccal cusp tip should be much higher occlusally than that of #28

• 18. All premolars (maxillary and mandibular) have the same height of contour locations except for one. Which one is the exception?

  • Facial
  • Lingual
  • Mesial
  • Distal

• 19. You are looking at a #20 with a square occlusal shape. When looking at this tooth from the distal side, what do you expect to see?

  • Buccal cusp, lingual cusp
  • Buccal cusp, mesio-lingual cusp
  • Buccal cusp, disto-lingual cusp
  • Buccal cusp, mesio-lingual cusp, disto-lingual cusp

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