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  • A. Six months IU
  • B. 3 years ageExplore Anatomy Models
  • C. 1 years after birth
  • D. At birth

Explanation: The permanent first molar begins calcifying at birth, which is why it is often called the six-year molar because it erupts around age six…

Correct answer: At birth
  • A. Take more time
  • B. Take less time
  • C. Same time
  • D. Is complete when tooth erupts in oral cavity

Explanation: Primary teeth develop and complete their roots more rapidly than permanent teeth, so their root formation takes less time.

Correct answer: Take less time
  • A. Permanent canines
  • B. Primary canines & second molars
  • C. Primary incisors & first molar
  • D. Permanent 3rd molarOrder DNA Kits

Explanation: At birth, the crowns of the primary incisors and primary first molars are already undergoing calcification.

Correct answer: Primary incisors & first molar
  • A. 13½ years
  • B. 11½ years
  • C. 4½ years
  • D. 8½ years

Explanation: Around 8½ years, the four first permanent molars and eight permanent incisors are present, while the deciduous canines and molars remain…

Correct answer: 8½ years
  • A. Mandibular central incisor
  • B. Maxillary central incisor
  • C. Mandibular first molar
  • D. Maxillary first molarAccess Clinical Journals

Explanation: The mandibular first permanent molars usually erupt at about six years and are commonly the first permanent teeth to appear.

Correct answer: Mandibular first molar
  • A. Central incisors, first molars, lateral incisors, second molars, canines
  • B. Central incisors, lateral incisors, canines, second molars, first molars
  • C. Central incisors, lateral incisors, first molars canines, second molars
  • D. Central incisors, lateral incisors, first molars second molars, canines

Explanation: The usual primary eruption sequence is central incisors, lateral incisors, first molars, canines, and second molars.

Correct answer: Central incisors, lateral incisors, first molars canines, second molars
  • A. At birth
  • B. In the sixth month of intrauterine life
  • C. Third month of intrauterine life
  • D. In the third month of extra uterine lifeOrder DNA Kits

Explanation: Calcification of the permanent first molar begins at birth, whereas its eruption occurs around six years of age.

Correct answer: At birth
  • A. Maxillary second molar
  • B. Maxillary canine
  • C. Mandibular second molar
  • D. Mandibular canine

Explanation: The maxillary canine is usually the last primary tooth to be replaced, at approximately 11 to 12 years.

Correct answer: Maxillary canine
  • A. Normal process of growth
  • B. Eruption of teeth
  • C. Lengthening of the condyle
  • D. Overall growth of the bodies of the maxilla and the mandible

Explanation: The alveolar process develops primarily in response to the formation and eruption of teeth, because it provides the bony sockets that…

Correct answer: Eruption of teeth
  • A. 7 years
  • B. 8 years
  • C. 9 years
  • D. 10 years

Explanation: The maxillary central incisor usually erupts at about 7 to 8 years and its root completes approximately 2 to 3 years later.

Correct answer: 10 years
  • A. 8-9 years
  • B. 6-7 years
  • C. 10-11 years
  • D. 8-9 months

Explanation: The maxillary permanent lateral incisor generally erupts between 8 and 9 years of age.

Correct answer: 8-9 years
  • A. Smoothen the jagged margins and apply fluoride varnish
  • B. Assure him and send him back
  • C. Extraction of big teeth
  • D. Build up other teeth to large size

Explanation: The jagged edges are mamelons on newly erupted permanent incisors, not abnormally oversized teeth.

Correct answer: Assure him and send him back
  • A. Birth to 6 years
  • B. Birth to 12 years
  • C. Birth to 8 years
  • D. 6 years to 12 years

Explanation: Except for third molars, permanent crown formation is generally completed from birth to about 8 years.

Correct answer: Birth to 8 years
  • A. 2½ - 3 years
  • B. 1½ 2 years
  • C. 3-4 years
  • D. 3-5 years

Explanation: According to the Schour and Massler chronology, the crowns of the permanent first molars are completed at approximately 2½ to 3 years.

Correct answer: 2½ - 3 years
  • A. Second dentition
  • B. Two same sets of dentition
  • C. Two separate sets of dentition
  • D. More than two sets of dentition

Explanation: Diphyodont animals develop two successive dentitions: a primary dentition followed by a permanent dentition.

Correct answer: Two separate sets of dentition
  • A. External and internal oblique
  • B. External oblique and transversus abdominis
  • C. Internal obliqueConsult Online Doctors
  • D. Internal oblique and transversus abdominis

Explanation: The conjoint tendon, or inguinal falx, is formed by the fused aponeuroses of the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles.

Correct answer: Internal oblique and transversus abdominis
  • A. periodontal ligament
  • B. Tooth with three walled pocket
  • C. The tooth with one wall pocket
  • D. Dehiscence

Explanation: Desmodont is the periodontal ligament, the connective-tissue attachment between cementum and alveolar bone.

Correct answer: periodontal ligament
  • A. Rectangular
  • B. Kidney shaped
  • C. Triangular
  • D. Oval

Explanation: Premolar alveoli commonly appear kidney-shaped in cross-section because the socket follows the characteristic contour and developmental…

Correct answer: Kidney shaped
  • A. Lingual to the maxillary central incisors
  • B. Lingual to the maxillary canines
  • C. Buccal to the mandibular central incisors
  • D. Lingual to the mandibular first molar

Explanation: The alveolar process is especially thin on the buccal aspect of the mandibular central incisors because their roots lie close to the…

Correct answer: Buccal to the mandibular central incisors