KROK 1 2010 – Question 84 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 35 year old man consulted a dentist about reduced density of dental tissue, high fragility of teeth during eating solid food. This patient suffers the most probably from the deficiency of the following mineral element:
- A. Potassium
- B. Sodium
- C. Magnesium
- D. Iron
- E. Calcium
Hint
Ask which mineral is the main inorganic building block of the hard tissues of teeth, and what a shortage of it does to their density.
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