Question 2 · LDEK · Tooth discoloration and bleaching
Which of the following contains false information concerning tetracycline discoloration of the teeth?
- A. its severity depends on the total dose of the antibiotic.
- B. its severity depends on the duration of exposure to the drug.
- C. its severity depends on the type of tetracycline used.
- D. discoloration can vary from yellow-orange to dark blue-gray.
- E. only developing teeth, before eruption, become discolored.
Hint
Ask whether any tetracycline derivative is able to stain teeth that are already fully formed and erupted.
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