Question 42 · LDEK · Developmental disorders of teeth

Dentinal dysplasia (DD) is a disease inherited with an autosomal dominant trait. In which type of DD, the outline of the pulp chamber is significantly reduced and it has a shape of a horizontally arranged crescent and the tooth roots are short?

  1. A. root type I, subtype A.
  2. B. root type I, subtype B.
  3. C. root type I, subtype C.
  4. D. root type I, subtype D.
  5. E. crown type II.
Hint

Recall the radiographic subtypes of radicular dentine dysplasia, ordered from the most severe (no pulp, no roots) to nearly normal roots.

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