Question 241 · LDEK · Etiology of malocclusion
Developmental abnormality typical for children with Down’s syndrome is:
- A. multiple supernumerary teeth.
- B. premature eruption of teeth.
- C. underdevelopment of the maxilla.
- D. underdevelopment of the mandible.
- E. microglossia.
Hint
Think of the typical midface appearance in trisomy 21 and its tendency towards Class III and crossbites.
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