Interpreting acquired dental changes Quiz

This patient is a 72-year-old man. Notice that the pulp and root canal spaces are significantly diminished. What is the cause of this?

 

attrition and age

 

floss injury

 

pulp stones

 

erosion

erosion

Note the dilacerated premolar root. The condition that affects this sinus is

 

acute sinusitis

 

chronic sinusitis

 

sinus elongation

 

pneumatization

pneumatization

This tooth has a carious lesion, is broken down, and the dentist is contemplating extraction. Which one factor seen here is MOST likely to complicate the extraction?

 

ankylosis

 

large carious lesion

 

short crown length

 

apical osteosclerosis

ankylosis

What is the dental anomaly seen in this image?

 

dilaceration

 

pneumatization

 

hypercementosis

 

cancer

hypercementosis

The maxillary 2nd & 3rd molars have been missing for several years. What has happened to the mandibular 3rd molar?

 

partially extracted

 

dens evaginatus

 

supraeruption (extrusion)

 

floating tooth

supraeruption (extrusion) 

which tooth is nonvital

24

23

22

21

22

What is seen on the premolars in this image?

 

toothbrush abrasion

 

abfractions

 

cervical caries

 

cervical restorations

abfractions

What dental anomaly is seen on this image?

 

external root resorption

 

internal root resorptions

 

dens in dente

 

external root resorption and dens in dente

external root resorption and dens in dente