Question 5 (part 2) · LDEK · Tooth eruption
Indicate true statements regarding the natal teeth:
1) they are most commonly supernumerary teeth;
2) when asymptomatic, it is recommended to leave them until the eruption of permanent teeth;
3) their extraction is recommended in the first 24 hours after birth in the presence concomitant inflammation of adjacent mucosa;
4) transition to bottle milk is recommended if they constitute an irritant to mother’s nipple;
5) in case of excessive mobility, they are left for observation until the eruption of adjacent tooth and possibility for their fixation.
The correct answer is:
2) when asymptomatic, it is recommended to leave them until the eruption of permanent teeth;
3) their extraction is recommended in the first 24 hours after birth in the presence concomitant inflammation of adjacent mucosa;
4) transition to bottle milk is recommended if they constitute an irritant to mother’s nipple;
5) in case of excessive mobility, they are left for observation until the eruption of adjacent tooth and possibility for their fixation.
The correct answer is:
- A. 2,3.
- B. 1,3,4.
- C. only 2.
- D. 2,5.
- E. all of the above.
Hint
Recall what most natal teeth actually are, why extraction is deferred in the first days of life, and what excessive mobility threatens.
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