OCCLUSAL ASPECT DETAILS OF PRIMARY AND

PERMANENT POSTERIOR TEETH

Permanent Maxillary 1st premolar Maxillary 2nd premolar Maxillary 1st molar Maxillary 2nd molar
dentition

Occlusal Shape Hexagonal Ovoid Rhomboidal Similar to Maxillary

1st molar

Fossae Mesial Δ Distal Δ Fossa Mesial Δ Distal Δ Fossa Mesial Δ Central Distal Δ Fossa Similar to Maxillary
Fossa (Δ in shape) Fossa (Δ in shape) Fossa fossa + Distal fossa 1st molar
(Δ in shape) (Δ in shape) (Δ in shape) (Δ in (Δ in
shape) shape+linear
in shape)

Occlusal pits Mesial pit Distal pit Mesial pit Distal pit Mesial pit Central Distal pit Similar to Maxillary
pit 1st molar

No. Of primary 4 3 3 3 4 2 5 Similar to Maxillary

developmental MB Δ groove DB Δ groove MB Δ groove DB Δ groove MB Δ groove Buccal DB Δ groove 1st molar
grooves ML Δ groove DL Δ groove ML Δ groove DL Δ groove ML Δ groove DG DL Δ groove
MMG Central groove Central groove Central groove MMG Central DMG
Central groove Central groove groove Central groove
DL groove
Ridges on Mesial MR Mesial MR Mesial MR Similar to Maxillary
occlusal table Distal MR Distal MR Distal MR 1st molar
Transverse ridge Transverse ridge Oblique ridge
Transverse Ridge
Permanent Mandibular 1st premolar Mandibular 2nd premolar (3- Mandibular 1st molar Mandibular 2nd molar
dentition cusp type)

Occlusal Rhomboidal/ Diamond Square Pentagonal Rectangular

Shape
Fossae Mesial Δ Distal Δ Mesial Δ Distal Δ Fossa Mesial Δ Central Distal Δ Similar to Mandibular 1st
Fossa Fossa Fossa (linear in shape) Fossa fossa Fossa molar
(linear in (More or (linear in (Δ in (circular (Δ in
shape) less circular) shape) shape) in shape) shape)

Occlusal pits Mesial pit Distal pit Mesial pit Distal Central Mesial Central Distal pit Mesial pit Central Distal
pit pit pit pit pit pit

No. Of 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 3 4
primary MB Δ groove DB Δ MB Δ groove DB Δ Central MB Δ MB DG DL Δ MB Δ Buccal DB Δ
developmental ML DG groove ML Δ groove groove groove groove DB DG groove groove DG groove
grooves Central DL Δ Central DL Δ Lingual ML Δ Central DMG ML Δ Central DL Δ
groove groove groove groove groove groove groove Central groove groove groove
Central MMG Central MMG groove MMG Lingual DMG
groove groove Central Central DG Central
DMG DMG groove groove groove

Ridges on Mesial MR Mesial MR Mesial MR Mesial MR

occlusal table Distal MR Distal MR Distal MR Distal MR
Transverse Ridge 2 Transverse Ridges
Primary Maxillary 1st Molar Maxillary 2nd Molar Mandibular 1st molar Mandibular 2nd molar
dentition

Occlusal Shape Irregular 5-sided Rhomboidal Rectangular Less Pentagonal

Cusp no. and 4 4+1 accessory cusp 4 MB=DB=Distal

size ML>MB>DB>DL ML>MB>DB>DL MB>ML>DB>DL ML=DL
Fossae Mesial Δ Central Distal Δ Mesial Δ Central Distal Δ Mesial Δ Central Distal Δ Mesial Δ Central Distal Δ
Fossa fossa Fossa Fossa fossa Fossa Fossa fossa Fossa Fossa fossa Fossa
+ Distal
fossa
Primary Buccal DG Buccal DG Buccal DG MB DG
developmental Central DG Central DG Central DG DB DG
grooves Disto-occlusal Groove Distolingual Groove Lingual DG Central DG
Lingual DG

Ridges on Mesial MR Mesial MR Mesial MR Mesial MR

occlusal table Distal MR Distal MR Distal MR Distal MR
Transverse Ridge Transverse Ridge Transverse Ridge
Oblique ridge Oblique ridge

Pits Mesial pit Mesial pit Mesial pit Mesial pit

Distal pit Distal pit Central Pit Distal pit
Central pit Central pit Central Pit