Question 83 (part 2) · LDEK · Non-carious lesions of dental hard tissues

Indicate which tooth disorder is described below:  it is caused by chronologic hypo mineralisation of systemic origin;  it may be caused by for example pregnancy and perinatal disorders, dioxins present in mother’s milk;  it involves at least 1 permanent molar or/and 1/3rd of the incisal surface of the incosors  defects may be in the form of opaque changes in the colour, from white to beige or dark yellow  the teeth are brittle and susceptible to caries development, sensitive.

  1. A. Turner’s tooth.
  2. B. limited enamel opacity.
  3. C. fluorosis.
  4. D. systemic hypoplasia.
  5. E. MIH.
Hint

Look for a qualitative, systemic enamel defect involving first permanent molars, often with incisors, with demarcated white-to-brown opacities.

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