Question 343 · LDEK · Endodontic surgery
What does the term bicuspidization mean?
- A. carious or traumatic tooth tissue destruction of a furcation region, resulting in the separation of roots.
- B. surgical division of roots of a maxillary or mandibular molar; both separated segments are retained in the oral cavity.
- C. surgical division of roots of a mandibular molar; both separated segments are retained in the oral cavity.
- D. surgical division of roots of a mandibular molar; one separated segment is removed from the oral cavity.
- E. changes in upper premolar morphology making the tooth similar to the maxillary molar, e.g. the presence of 3 roots or 3 canals.
Hint
The term means the tooth is turned into two 'premolars', so consider which molars have two roots that make this possible.
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