TERM 1 Multiple Choice Set 2

QUESTION 1

Functions of dental lamina
  1. connection of the tooth bud to oral epithelium
  2. formation of permanent teeth
  3. formation of supernumerary teeth
  4. all above

QUESTION 2

The origin of enamel
  1. endoderm
  2. mesoderm
  3. ectoderm
  4. ectomesenchyme

QUESTION 3

The largest component of a tooth
  1. enamel
  2. dentine
  3. pulp
  4. cementum

QUESTION 4

What's incorrect about epithelial diaphragm?
  1. its plane remains horizontal
  2. it keeps a fixed distance from the basal part of the adjacent eolar bone
  3. its growing tip is located apically
  4. it's responsible for multi-root formation

QUESTION 5

What's not a function of tooth movement in the phase III of eruption?
  1. accommodate the growth of jaws
  2. compensate for tooth attrition
  3. maintain the proximal tooth contact
  4. create room for additional enamel production

QUESTION 6

What's Dr. Galil's definition of Nasmyth's membrane?
  1. primary enamel cuticle
  2. reduced enamel epithelium
  3. primary enamel cuticle and reduced enamel epithelium
  4. membrane preformativa

QUESTION 7

The dental pulp can sense
  1. pain
  2. heat
  3. cold
  4. all above

QUESTION 8

The function of stratum intermedium in tooth formation
  1. produce enamel
  2. induce the formation of ameloblasts
  3. no role
  4. not well understood
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