Which one of the following morphological characteristic is representative of all posterior maxillary teeth?
Correct Answer: From mesial/distal aspect, all maxillary posterior crowns are trapezoidal with shortest uneven side toward occlusal surface.
Description: From MD aspect, all posterior teeth have a trapezoidal outline with shortest uneven side toward the occlusal surface.
A, Present posteriorily on first premolar;
B, Exceptions may be the DB root of the maxillary second molar;
C, From mesial and distal aspect, all posterior mandibular teeth, not maxillary posterior teeth, have a rhomboidal outline
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