Max 1st Premolar Max 2nd Premolar Man 1st Premolar Man 2nd Premolar

Dimensions  Ratio: 1/1.7  Ratio: 1/1.7  Ratio: 1/1.7  Ratio: 1/1.7

 BL < MD  BL < MD  BL < MD slightly  BL < MD
 DL < ML side  DL < ML side
Outline
Special Features  Bicuspid  less angular giving a  Smaller than man 2nd  Larger than man 1st
 Resemble canine more rounded effect premolar. premolar.
shape from the buccal to the crown from all
aspect. aspects.
 Sharper buccal cusp in  It has a single root.
1st than in 2nd  Smaller than max 1st
 Shorter than canine. premolar.
 Has 2 roots.
 Not as wide in a
mesiodistal direction
as the canine.
 Bigger than max 2nd
premolar
Buccal aspect  Trapezoidal.  Buccal cusp is not long  Trappezoidal.  Shorter & rounded
 The buccal cusp is and less pointed.  Buccal cusp is long buccal cusp from 1st
usually about 1 mm  Mesial slope is shorter and sharp and the premolar.
longer than the than the distal slope. only functional cusp.  Mesial slope is shorter
lingual cusp.  Mesial slope is shorter than the distal slope.
 mesial slope of the than the distal slope.
cusp is longer than  Crown is nearly
the distal slope, symmetrical
buccal cusp is more bilaterally.
distally.  This surface shows
 Has long and pointed more convexity than
buccal cusp tip. Max.
 Has a buccal ridge
Lingual aspect  Spheroidal with  Lingual cusp is longer  Mesial, distal and  spheroidal
pointed cusp tip. than in the 1st occlusal surfaces are  More developed
 The 2 cusps and premolar. visible. lingual cusp which
slopes are visible.  Lingual cusp is small, makes it longer.
 Part of the distal and and the tip is pointed.  Part of the buccal
mesial sides.  Mesiolingual cusp is visible.
developmental  Smaller part of the
groove is found distal and mesial
aspects is visible.
Mesial aspect  Trapezoidal.  Cusps tip are shorter.  Rhomboidal.  No mesiolingual
 Has mesial  No developmental  Occlusal surface is developmental
developmental groove on the crown. visible partially groove is found.
depression joins a  A shallow because the mesial  Higher mesial
deep developmental developmental marginal ridge is at marginal ridge.
depression over the depression on the lower level than distal
root trunk. root. marginal ridge.
 Mesial marginal  Buccal cusp tip is
groove Crossing the located on line with
marginal ridge the root tip.
immediately lingual to  The difference
the mesial contact between the buccal
area. and lingual cusp tips
are about third of the
crown length.
 Deep developmental
groove on the root.

Distal aspect  Curvature of cervical  Distal root depression  Shallow  More of the occlusal
line is less in distal is deeper than the developmental surface is visible than
than mesial. mesial side. depression on the from the mesial
 No developmental root. aspect because the
groove on the  Higher distal marginal distal marginal ridge is
marginal ridge or on ridge than mesial lower than mesial
the root. marginal ridge. marginal ridge.
Occlusal aspect  Hexagonal.  Ovoid.  diamond-shaped.  Square.
 More of the buccal  The outline of the  Most of the buccal  The mesiolingual and
surface is seen than crown is more surface is visible distolingual line
the lingual aspect. rounded or oval. whereas a little of the angles are rounded.
 Lingual cusp tip is lingual surface is
more pointed than visible.
buccal cusp tip.
Crest of curvature  M & D: middle third.  M & D: Middle third.  M & D: Middle third  M & D: middle third
 B: middle third
 L: middle third