Transient Malocclusion: Self-Correcting Dental Changes In Children
Question 1. Briefly differentiate between Primate and Leeway space.
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Question 2. Briefly differentiate between incisal liability and Leeway space.
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Question 3. Discuss in brief sequence of eruption of teeth.
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Eruption Sequence of Primary Teeth
- Eruption starts at 6 to 7 months after birth.
- Eruption get delayed by 4 to 10 months is normal.
- By 3 years of age the occlusion of deciduous dentition is completely established and dental arches remain relatively constant with no significant changes up to 6 years of age.
- Lower central incisors are fist teeth to erupt followed by upper central incisors. Usually the lateral incisor, fist molar and canine tend to erupt earlier in maxilla than in mandible. Deciduous dentition show following order of eruption.
Question 4. Describe the development of dentition from 6 years to 12 years with special emphasis on transient malocclusion.
Answer. Dentition from 6 years to 12 years comes under the mixed dentition period.
Transient Malocclusion from 6 to 12 Years of Age
It consists of the conditions which appear as malocclusion at some specific time, but as time passes and with the normal growth such conditions get self corrected without any treatment.
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