At what age do PERMANENT MAXILLARYPREMOLARS erupt?-10-11 yearsMAXILLARY FIRST PREMOLAR Shape:From the buccal aspect, the crown isroughly:-TRAPEZOIDALThe distal root depression ofMAXILLARYSECOND PREMOLARis deeper than themesial depression on the maxillary secondpremolar. This characteristics of the distalroot surface is the opposite of that of themaxillary first premolar, in which thedepression is on the mesial surface of theroot.The mesial slope of the buccal cusp ridge isusuallySHORTERthan the distal slope.The opposite is true of the first premolar.A characteristic of theLINGUALSURFACEof the mandibular first premolaris the mesiolingual and developmentalgroove. This groove acts as a line ofdemarcation between the mesiobuccal lobeand the lingual lobe and extends into themesial fossa of the occlusal surface.The usual outline form of the mandibularfirst premolar from the occlusal aspect isroughlyDIAMOND SHAPEDand similar tothe incisal aspect of mandibular canines.Thethree-cusp typeappears squarelingual to the buccal cusp ridges whenhighly developed.The round, or two-cusptypeappears round lingual to the buccalcusp ridges.The square type has three cusps thatare distinct; thebuccal cusp is thelargest, themesiolingual cusp is next,and thedistolingual is the smallest.In zoology, the premolars are thoseteeth that succeed the deciduous molarsregardless of the number to besucceeded.The maxillary premolars aredeveloped from four (4) lobes, sameas the anterior teeth.