Any insult to cells in apposition stage result in______________?

Correct answer: C. Enamel hypoplasia

  • A. Hutchinson's incisor
  • B. Osteodentin formation
  • C. Enamel hypoplasia
  • D. Anodontia

Explanation

During the apposition stage, ameloblasts and odontoblasts deposit the organic matrices of enamel and dentin; injury then produces a quantitative defect such as enamel hypoplasia. Hutchinson incisors and anodontia result from different developmental causes.

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