Question 100 (part 2) · LDEK · Caries in children

Choose factors fostering the development and fast course of caries in permanent immature teeth:

1) wide dentinal tubule;
2) presence of birth line in enamel and dentin in first molars;
3) perykimata on enamel surface;
4) presence of spiral Korff fibers in mantle dentin;
5) large amount of interprismatic substance in enamel.
Correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,5.
  2. B. 1,2,4.
  3. C. 3,4.
  4. D. 1,4,5.
  5. E. all of the above mentioned.
Hint

List the features of incompletely matured enamel and dentin in newly erupted permanent teeth that favour plaque retention and rapid lesion spread.

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