Question 337 · LDEK · Developmental disorders of teeth

“Primary teeth have amber discoloration, enamel is prone to wear, radiograms reveal the teeth have the appearance of shell teeth. The shape of crown and root is normal, various degree of canal obliteration is observed”. Such description concerns:

  1. A. root dentin dysplasia.
  2. B. crown dentin dysplasia.
  3. C. rickets resistant to vitamin D.
  4. D. ectodermal dysplasia.
  5. E. cleidocranial dysplasia.
Hint

Amber primary teeth looking like shell teeth with obliterated pulps but normal root form point to one type of dentin dysplasia.

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