Topics in Tooth Morphology

Upper 6 (First Molar)

From the DentTest dentistry textbook. Last updated 6 August 2026.

Key features:

Aspect

Area

Features

Buccal

Cusps

  • Four cusps: 2 buccal, 2 palatal

  • +/- cusp of Carabelli on mesiopalatal aspect

Roots

  • Three roots; 2 buccal, 1 palatal

Occlusal

Crown

  • Oblique ridge from mesiopalatal to distobuccal

Fissure

  • H shaped