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Which one of the following morphological characteristic is representative of all posterior maxillary teeth?

A
Marked mesial concavity on crowns and roots.
B
Tips of cusps are well within the confines of the root trunks.
C
From mesial/distal aspect, crowns are rhomboidal in shape.
D
From mesial/distal aspect, all maxillary posterior crowns are trapezoidal with shortest uneven side toward occlusal surface.
High-Yield Explanation
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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