Question 121 · LDEK · Tooth eruption
Which of the following sentences on the premature eruption of milk teeth is false?
- A. neonatal teeth appear soon after childbirth.
- B. natal teeth are most often supernumerary teeth.
- C. natal and neonatal teeth in most cases look like normal teeth.
- D. natal and neonatal teeth are an extreme example of premature eruption.
- E. most often they are incisors in the mandible.
Hint
Ask whether most teeth present at or soon after birth belong to the normal primary series or are extra teeth.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Pediatric dentistry
- The classification of caries lesions by Mount and Hume (1998) describes:
- In what storage medium is it best to place a permanent tooth after an evulsion if the patient can reach the dental office within 2 hours?
- The use of fluoride mouth rinses containing 0.2% NaF/1000 ppmF is indicated in:
- In a 7-year-old healthy, cooperating child, the necrosis of pulp in tooth 63 was found. The treatment of choice will be:
- Indicate the true statements concerning fluoridated varnish:
- The fall of a 3-year-old child caused the root tip of tooth 51 to move in the labial direction. Clinically, half the crown is visible and no…