Question 17 · LDEK · Craniofacial and occlusal development
The correct function of stomatognathic muscles influences:
1) skeletal development of the stomatognathic system;
2) correct relation of the maxilla and the mandible;
3) size of teeth;
4) harmonic dental arch shape;
5) size of the tongue.
The correct answer is:
2) correct relation of the maxilla and the mandible;
3) size of teeth;
4) harmonic dental arch shape;
5) size of the tongue.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,4.
- B. 2,3,4.
- C. 1,3,4.
- D. 1,4,5.
- E. 4, 5.
Hint
Separate what muscle function can shape (bone, jaw relationships, arch form) from what is genetically fixed.
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