Question 272 · LDEK · Developmental disorders of teeth
In a 14-year-old child an enamel-covered tubercle projecting from the occlusal surface of both lower premolar teeth was found. On an x-ray the evidence of a pulp tissue within the tubercle was found. This abnormality is called:
- A. dens invaginatus.
- B. dens in dente.
- C. dens evaginatus.
- D. Carabelli trait.
- E. cingulum cusp.
Hint
An extra enamel-covered occlusal tubercle on a premolar that contains a pulp horn: is the enamel organ folded inward or outward?
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