Anatom3DUpper first secondary molar tooth
Dens molaris primus superior · Horní první stálá stolička
Skeleton
Looks like
The large permanent back tooth in the upper jaw, sixth from the middle, usually with three roots.
What it does
The main upper grinding tooth; it erupts around age 6.
Keeping it well
Its roots sit close to the maxillary sinus, so toothache and sinus pain can mimic each other. Swelling of the face needs prompt care.
Related conditions
- Acromegaly
- Bad breath (halitosis)
- Burning mouth syndrome
- Dental abscess
- Fractures
- Fragility fracture
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Impacted wisdom teeth
- Lichen planus
- Mouth ulcers (aphthous stomatitis)
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
- Osteomalacia & rickets
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Sarcoma
- Stevens–Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Teeth grinding (bruxism)
- Tooth decay & gum disease
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
- Vitamin D deficiency