Question 39 (part 2) · LDEK · Periapical diseases

Pathologic periosteum atrophy may be caused by:

1) excessive overload of the tooth;
2) excluding the tooth from its function;
3) pressure on the periosteum exerted by developing tumors of the jaws;
4) hyperplasia of cementum and alveolar bone and subsequent fusion of those tissues.
Correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3.
  2. B. 2,3.
  3. C. 1,4.
  4. D. 2,4.
  5. E. all of the above mentioned.
Hint

Here 'periosteum' stands for the periodontal ligament; think of overload, disuse, compression and bony fusion.

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