Question 43 (part 2) · LDEK · Epidemiology and risk assessment
The evaluation of risk of caries development in a 1 y. o. child:
- A. It allows for reducing the colonisation of child’s oral cavity with carious bacteria through applying intensive fluoride prophylaxis.
- B. It is redundant, because cariogenic bacteria colonise the child’s oral cavity only after teeth eruption.
- C. It requires an assessment of mother’s/legal guardian’s health status, because in children of mothers with high caries intensity, higher risk of caries development occurs.
- D. It is possible after teeth eruption, because it requires assessment of child’s dentition.
- E. It should be performed not in the first but between the 19th and 31st month of life, that is in first window of infection.
Hint
Think about how mutans streptococci usually reach an infant's mouth and whose oral health therefore shapes the child's risk.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Pediatric dentistry
- Choose correct statements regarding primary teeth caries:
- Indicate true statement regarding the ITR method:
- Choose correct statements regarding the Hall technique:
- The most commonly observed type of fissure on the occlusal surface is a fissure shaped as:
- Primarily primary prevention consists in:
- The Green and Vermillion’s simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) is used for assessing following surfaces: