Question 191 · LDEK · Crowding and dental anomalies
Late incisor crowding is caused by:
- A. premature loss of primary molars.
- B. premature loss of primary canines.
- C. premature loss of primary incisors.
- D. late growth of the mandible.
- E. disproportionately large teeth in relation to the jaws.
Hint
Late (tertiary) crowding appears after puberty even in previously well-aligned arches; think of which jaw keeps growing.
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