Question 193 · LDEK · Primary teeth
Indicate true statements concerning the specificity in the course of inflammation of periapical tissues in deciduous dentition:
1) shorter roots of teeth impede spreading the inflammation to the maxillary bone;
2) dominance of compact over spongy substance creates good conditions for developing of the disease;
3) immaturity of the immune system in children favors infections;
4) widened by resorption apex facilitates diffusion of the inflammation to the maxillary bone.
The correct answer is:
2) dominance of compact over spongy substance creates good conditions for developing of the disease;
3) immaturity of the immune system in children favors infections;
4) widened by resorption apex facilitates diffusion of the inflammation to the maxillary bone.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3.
- B. 1,2,3.
- C. 3,4.
- D. 1,2,4.
- E. 1,3,4.
Hint
Think about the bone structure of a child's jaws and what physiological root resorption does to the apical foramen.
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