Question 63 · LDEK · Craniofacial and occlusal development

The second physiological mandibular advancement is the result of:

  1. A. intensive growth of the mandible during fetal development.
  2. B. intensive growth of the mandible during the first 4 months of life.
  3. C. attrition of dental cusps in deciduous dentition and mandibular advancement during the stage preceding the transition from deciduous to permanent dentition.
  4. D. late mandibular growth.
  5. E. eruption of the permanent second molars.
Hint

The first advancement occurs in infancy; the second is tied to changes in the primary dentition before the permanent teeth arrive.

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