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The present gap in available supportive data leads to limited treatment options for dental pathology in alpacas in comparison to other species. The main goal of this study was to gain novel insights into the general and pulp morphology of maxillary cheek teeth to allow development of more advanced treatment strategies in the future. Also, the risk of causing pulp exposure when floating maxillary cheek teeth was of particular interest. Concurent research focusing on the anatomy of mandibular cheek teeth has been performed accordingly. The results obtained in mandibular teeth are expected to be non-extrapolatable because of the structural differences between mandibular and maxillary teeth.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pulp morphology of maxillary cheek teeth showed great variation. A common pulp chamber was identified in 46\/83 (55.4%) teeth with a mean dental age of 2\u2009years and 7\u2009months (\u00b1 2\u2009years and 5\u2009months). Pulpal segmentation was more commonly observed in teeth of increasing age. Full columnar segmentation was seen in 33\/69 teeth (47.8%), whereas within-column segmentation was observed in 36\/83 teeth (43.4%). Age and degree of segmentation of the pulpal tissue varied greatly according to Triadan position. Physical contact between roots of adjacent teeth was found in the majority of examined molars (range 82\u201394%) which resulted in morphological adaptations at the level of the root tips. The measured sub-occlusal dentinal thickness was as low as 0.46\u2009mm above pulp horn 2 in a 14\u2009years and 11\u2009months old Triadan 09, emphasizing the risk of pulp exposure attributed to dental floating.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study offers an objective description of age-dependent maxillary cheek teeth pulp morphology in alpacas. Current findings are of great value to provide a basis for the development of tooth-saving techniques as a treatment for dental disease in this species. Observed physical contact between the roots of different examined molars may be a facilitating factor in the spread of apical infection in chronically diseased cases. 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