Exam 5: Developmental Disorders

Rests of Malassez are epithelial remnants of:

The tongue develops from contributions of which of the following three pharyngeal arches?

The term globulomaxillary describes an anatomic area between the:

All of the following are common congenitally missing permanent teeth EXCEPT:

The frontal prominence in the developing embryo contains which of the following?

Epidermoid cysts of the skin typically originate from:

The phenomenon in which extra tooth buds develop from the dental lamina is called:

Which of the following is characterized by a vertical increase in the size of the crown of the tooth at the expense of the roots?

A primitive head can be defined visually in utero in the:

All of the following statements about primordial cysts are true EXCEPT:

Oral lymphoepithelial cysts are most commonly found in a zone of the oral cavity referred to as:

Generalized macrodontia has been associated with which of the following?

Enamel hypoplasia that affects multiple teeth in a band-like pattern, and reflects the times of tooth development at which amelogenesis was interrupted, is known as:

Contact and fusion of the intermaxillary segment with the medial aspect of the maxillary processes form the:

The 12 permanent molars develop from:

Which gland begins its formation at the foramen caecum?

Cleft lip results from impaired fusion of which of the following?

Teratogens are agents in the environment that:

Cervical lymphoepithelial (branchial cleft) cysts typically present as a unilateral swelling anterior to the:

At approximately what week in utero does tooth development begin?