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The root of the mature and fully erupted tooth is composed of

You are trying to determine the age of a child who presents with a mixed dentition by utilizing the Panoramic radiograph. The child has developed both mandibular 1st and 2nd premolars. About what age is this child?

What occurs when damaging agents enter the junctional epithelium and the gingival tissue undergoes the initial signs of active disease?

The nurse is collecting data from a client who is pregnant with triplets.  The client also has a 3-year-old child who was born at 39 weeks’ gestation.  The nurse whould document wich gravida and para status on this client?

On which of the following orofacial tissue is the linea alba located?

Pinpoint depressions on the surface of the gingiva resembling an orange peel are called:

A deficiency in which vitamin increases the risk of neural tube defects?

Just distal to the last tooth of the maxillary arch is a tissue-covered elevation of the bone called the

Down syndrome results in an extra chromosome after meiotic division of which one?

If there is failure of migration of the neural crest cells to the facial region during prenatal development, _____ can develop in the embryo.