Question 242 · LDEK · Crowding and dental anomalies

Late (tertiary) crowding of lower anterior teeth:

  1. A. is the consequence of the loss of teeth 75 or 85 before 8th year of age.
  2. B. is the consequence of the loss of teeth 55 or 65 before 9th year of age.
  3. C. develops around 12 years of age due to space deficiency in dental arch.
  4. D. develops around 8 years of age due to insufficient space for erupting incisors.
  5. E. none of the above.
Hint

Recall the three types of crowding (primary, secondary, tertiary) and the age at which late lower incisor crowding typically appears.

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