KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 53 · KROK (Dentistry)
Preventive examination of 1-1.5-year-old children living in an orphanage revealed focal thickening of ribs and wrists, bowed legs. The dentist pointed out delayed teething, wrong eruption order, irregular mineralization of the enamel and dentin, high-arched palate. What disease has developed in children?
- A. Dystrophic calcification
- B. Rickets
- C. Metastatic calcification
- D. Osteomalacia
- E. Metabolic calcification
Hint
Note the age of the children and decide whether the findings reflect deficient mineralisation of growing bone and teeth or pathological deposition of calcium salts.
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