Exam 6: Eruption and Shedding of the Teeth

_________ are not successors of primary teeth.

Which structure(s)increase(s)the surface area of the osteoclast?

Hard tissue resorption is composed of which two phases?

Primary and permanent teeth have a similar enamel prism structure.

During eruption,the epithelial attachment shifts to the cervical area.

Eruptive movement occurs occlusally through the bony crypt of the jaws to reach the mucosa.

The eruption process is rapid and continuous.

Which of the following best defines ankylosis?

Fusion of the tooth (reduced enamel epithelium)with the oral epithelium forms the __________ epithelium.

Osteoblasts are the active cells in both the formation and degradation of the collagen fibers.

Which of the following is the origin of osteoclasts?

The permanent teeth that replace the primary teeth are called ______.

Final maturation of the PDL fibers occurs at the _____ _____.

The size difference between a primary molar and a permanent premolar is called the ____.

Root formation begins when which of the following occurs?

Name two characteristics of both primary and permanent dentitions.

Active osteoclasts are multinucleated.

The formation of the eruption ____________ is necessary for tooth eruption.

The lack of development of the pulp proliferative zone leads to root formation failure.

Special _______ cells destroy collagen fibers by ingestion.