Chapter 2: Abnormalities of Teeth Flashcards
___ in the developing tooth germ are extremely sensitive to external stimuli
ameloblasts
what are some examples of environmental factors that can result in tooth abnormalities?
- birth-related trauma
- chemicals (tetracycline and fluoride)
- radiation therapy
- infections (chicken pox, syphilis)
- malnutrition (vitamin deficiency)
- metabolic disorders
- neurologic disorders
when do crowns of deciduous teeth develop?
14 weeks gestation through 12 months of age
when do crowns of permanent teeth develop?
from 6 months of age to 15 years
___ is characterized as enamel defects seen in permanent teeth casued by periapical inflammatory disease of the overlying deciduous tooth
turner’s hypoplasia
aka turner’s tooth
where is turner’s hypoplasia most commonly seen?
in the permanent bicuspids because of their relationship to the overlying deciduous molars
___ is excess amounts of fluoride that can result in significant enamel defects
dental fluorosis
what is the major concern of dental fluorosis?
aesthetics (anterior teeth)
the critical period for clinically significant dental fluorosis is during ___, when anterior teeth are developing
the second and third years of life
optimum fluoridation of drinking water is around ___ppm
0.7ppm
to avoid dental fluorosis, ___ should be avoided in children less than 2 years
fluoridated toothpaste
what are the tooth abnormalities caused by congenital syphilis?
- rare
- anterior teeth are termed “hutchinson’s incisors”
- look like a flathead screwdriver
- altered posterior teeth called “mulberry molars”
- hutchison’s triad
___ is the loss of tooth structure caused by tooth-tooth contact
attrition
___ is the pathologic wearing away of tooth structure
abrasion
what is hutchison’s triad?
- hutchison’s teeth
- interstitial keratitis (corneal scarring)
- 8th nerve deafness
- *other manifestation is a saddle nose (not part of the triad)
what is demastication?
exhibits features of both attrition and abrasion (ex. chewing tobacco between opposing teeth)
___ is the loss of tooth structure caused by a nonbacterial chemical process
erosion
erosion from dental exposure to gastric secretions is termed ___
perimolysis
(can be from GERD or bulemia)
___ is the loss of tooth structure from occlusal stresses that create repeated tooth flexure
abfraction
what are 5 general things that can be caused by developmental disturbances of teeth?
- size (macrodontia, microdontia)
- eruption (impaction, ankylosis)
- shape (gemination, fusion, concrescence, dilaceration)
- structure (accessory cusps, dens evaginatus, dens invaginatus, taurodontism)
- number (anodontia, hypo-, hyper-)
___ is lack of tooth development
anodontia
anodontia is rare, and most cases occur in the presence of ___
hereditary hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
___ is the lack of one or more teeth
hypodontia
___ is the lack of 6 or more teeth
oligodontia