55. QUESTIONS
1. How does maxillary molar cusp differentiate from mandibular molar cusp
2. Jucker candle cusp of carabelli and its significance
56. • Zucker kandi tubercle is a small cervical tubercle of the mesiobuccal crown
margin of maxillary and mandibular deciduous first molars over mesial root
• The Tubercle of Zuckerkandl (TZ), which is the remant of the lateral thyroid
process, is an important anatomic structure that serves as a reliable landmark for
the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery.
ZUCKER KANDI CUSP OF CARABELLI AND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE
57. HOW DOES MAXILLARY MOLAR CUSP
DIFFERENTIATE FROM MANDIBULAR MOLAR CUSP
Maxillary molar cusps Mandibular molar cusps
An accessory cusp is present on maxillary first
molar
A. An accessory cusp absent
Mesiobuccal cusp is larger than distobuccal
cusp
2 main buccal cusps –mesiobuccal and
distobuccal are equal in size
Part of lingual cusp is visible from buccal view All cusps are visible due to blunt buccal cusp
First molar-5
Second molar -4
First molar -5 cusp
Second molar -4 cusp
3 major cusps (2 buccal+1 mesiolingual cusp) No primary cusp triangle present
Largest cusp is mesiopalatal cusp Largest cusp is mesiobuccal cusp