Exam 5: Development of Teeth

The successional lamina is vital to the development of primary teeth.

Predentin calcifies to form dentin within ____ hours.

The stages of tooth development occur in which order?

The root lengthens more rapidly than the tooth erupts.

Tooth development relies on an interaction between the ectoderm and mesenchyme.

Which of the following best defines the term reduced enamel epithelium?

Which type of bone forms between the roots of multirooted teeth?

Precursor odontoblast cells use cell signaling to determine the correct starting position.

Which two cellular layers fuse to form the root sheath?

Which of the following best defines the primary cuticle?

Bone,dentin,cementum,and enamel grow through incremental deposition.

Which cells of the enamel organ assist ameloblasts in forming enamel?

Tomes processes develop in which stage of ameloblast differentiation?

Primary teeth begin development at birth.

________ operates as a blueprint or pattern to guide root formation.

Which permanent tooth forms from the general lamina?

Which sequence reflects the correct order of appearance?

A patient with oligodontia is congenitally missing more than six permanent teeth.

Cementoblasts,fibroblasts,and osteoblasts originate from dental follicular cells.

During root development,the epithelial diaphragm __________.