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All of the following teeth have a similar access cavity outline EXCEPT:

  1. Maxillary premolar
  2. Maxillary canine
  3. Maxillary lateral incisor
  4. Mandibular premolar
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Correct answer: A. Maxillary premolar

Single-canal anterior teeth (maxillary canine, maxillary lateral incisor) and a single-canal mandibular premolar typically have a relatively rounded-oval access outline. The maxillary first premolar, however, very commonly has two canals (roughly 85% of the time), requiring a more elongated, buccolingually oval/rectangular access outline to locate both canal orifices — making it the outlier among these options.

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