Molar teeth: Molars are the flat teeth

Molars are the flat teeth in the back of the mouth used for grinding food. You can find them in both the upper and lower arches. There are two sets of molars. The first set erupts when you’re a baby, while the other set erupts between childhood and adolescence. Learn about the common causes of molar tooth pain, such as cavities, gum disease, infections, and sinusitis. Find out how to diagnose and treat molar tooth pain and when to see a doctor or dentist. Learn about the molars or molar teeth, large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth, used for grinding food. Find out how they vary in size and shape across mammals, and how they evolved from single-cusped teeth in synapsids. The molars (Latin: dentes molares) are the most distal or simply the last teeth in every jaw. They are located at the back of the oral cavity. Adults have a set of twelve molar teeth. Each jaw contains six molars, and, therefore, every quadrant has three molars. The crown of the molars is cuboid-shaped. It is convex on the buccal and lingual / palatal surfaces while flattened on the contact surfaces (mesial and distal). The occlusal surface of each molar tooth is square-shaped, and it ...