Postnatal Growth Of Mandible

Question 1

The process whereby new bone is formed. The cells responsible for the formation of new bone are osteoblasts

Answer 1

Deposition

Question 2

Involves both dissolution of bone mineral and degradation of organic bone matrix. The cells responsible for this are the osteoclasts

Answer 2

Resorption

Question 3

Combination of deposition and resorption result in growth movement toward the depository surface

Answer 3

Drift

Question 4

It entails the resorption of old or damaged bone, followed by the deposition of new bone material

Answer 4

Remodeling

Question 5

Movement of the whole bone as a uint

Answer 5

Displacement

Question 6

Increase in the diameter of boned by the addition of bony tissue at the surface of bones

Answer 6

Apposition

Question 7

The bone that undergoes the largest amount of growth postnatally

Answer 7

Mandible

Question 8

Direction of the Overall growth direction of the mandible, most of growth occurring in the ramus

Answer 8

Downward and forward growth

Question 9

In ramus of the mandi, where is the resorp and deposition

Answer 9

Resorption - anterior part
Deposition - posterior part

Question 10

Responsible for the increase of themandible’s thickness

Answer 10

General surface apposition on the outer surface of the mandible

Question 11

Location of mental formaen

Answer 11

Situated beloww the roots of 1st and 2nd premolar

Question 12

Growth of condlye occurs at the surface of condylar cartilage by bone deposition or apposition?

Answer 12

Bone deposition

Question 13

Devleops in response to the presence of tooth buds

Answer 13

Alveolar process

Question 14

Age that mandibular symphysis closes

Answer 14

Age of 1 year

Question 15

Late mandibluar growth can cause lower incisor to?

Answer 15

Crowding, results in overjet or overbite