Question 74 (part 2) · LDEK · Periodontal and oral mucosal diseases in children

Yellowish nodules, filled with keratin, 2-3mm in diameter, located in lateral parts of the palate and buccal/labial side of gingival sulcus in newborns and infants, are called:

  1. A. enamel pearls.
  2. B. epstein pearls.
  3. C. bohn nodules.
  4. D. gingival cysts.
  5. E. eruption cysts.
Hint

Newborn inclusion cysts are named by location: the palatal midline, the crest of the alveolar ridge, or the lateral palate and ridge surfaces.

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