Review Questions Flashcards
clefts are considered the most common developmental facial abnormality. they occur during embryonic life b/w weeks
six to eleven
tethering of the anterior tongue to the floor of the mouth is called
ankloglossia
which one of the following is often associated with Down syndrome
macroglossia
lingual thyroid is most frequently observed
near the foramen cecum
hemifacial microsomia
commonly presents as underdevelopment of one-half of the face
which of the following is the most common supernumerary tooth?
mesiodens
in which one of the following is less than the normal number of teeth present?
fusion
talon cusp is an example of
dens evaginatus
the most important dental complication of both dens invaginatus and evaginatus is
pulp exposure and subsequent apical pathology
radiographically, enamel pearls may be mistaken for
calculus
which one of the following conditions is characterized by an elongated pulp chamber and short, pointe roots
taurodontism
the union of one or more teeth by cementum is
conscrescence
which one of the following conditions develops in utero and results in intrinsic staining of the primary dentition?
erythroblastosis fetalis
enamel hypoplasia affecting the facial surface of multiple, anterior permanent teeth in a band-like pattern is known as
contemporaneious enamel
the most useful clinical feature for determining the type of cyst is
location
