Question 262 · LDEK · Developmental disorders of teeth

Disturbances in the differentiation of the formative cells of enamel caused by an infection of primary teeth, which is placed in the root bifurcation, may lead to a developmental defect of the outer layer of enamel in the permanent successor. Such a state is described as:

  1. A. Hutchinson teeth.
  2. B. Pflϋger teeth.
  3. C. Turner teeth.
  4. D. Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.
  5. E. Capdepont’s disease.
Hint

The defect affects a single permanent tooth and is caused locally by inflammation around its primary predecessor.

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