Question 87 (part 2) · LDEK · Developmental disorders of teeth

Choose causes of internal tooth discoloration:

1) chromogenic bacteria of dental plaque;
2) alkaptonuria;
3) oral iron supplementation;
4) hyperbilirubinemia;
5) impregnation;
6) chlorhexidine;
7) congenital porphyria;
8) tetracyclines.
Correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3,6.
  2. B. 2,4,7,8.
  3. C. 2,3,4,8.
  4. D. 2,3,4,7.
  5. E. 5,8.
Hint

Separate stains lying on the tooth surface or in plaque from pigments built into enamel and dentin from the bloodstream during development.

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