Question 268 · LDEK · Trauma to permanent teeth
Which of the following belong to the clinical image of the lateral luxation of a permanent tooth?
1) tooth is displaced in the labial or palatal / lingual direction;
2) tooth is displaced axially;
3) the percussion test reveals the ankylotic sound;
4) lack of tooth mobility is found;
5) there is increased mobility of the tooth.
The correct answer is:
2) tooth is displaced axially;
3) the percussion test reveals the ankylotic sound;
4) lack of tooth mobility is found;
5) there is increased mobility of the tooth.
The correct answer is:
- A. 2,4.
- B. 2,3,5.
- C. 2,3,4.
- D. 1,3,4.
- E. 1,3,5.
Hint
In lateral luxation the root is wedged into fractured alveolar bone; consider what this does to mobility and the percussion sound.
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