5 Questions
True or false: The rate of human tooth eruption is at its greatest when the crown emerges from the oral mucosa?
True
True or false: Once permanent teeth reach occlusion, occlusal movement stops or incredibly slows down for several years?
True
True or false: The circumpubertal occlusal eruptive spurt lasts 2-3 years?
True
True or false: The period of relative quiescence ends at the beginning of puberty, when the second active phase of eruption begins?
True
True or false: The eruptive spurt slows as the face reaches maturity and a state of relative equilibrium is re-established by 18 years of age?
True
Test your knowledge of dental development stages with this quiz. Explore the emergence of the crown tip into the oral cavity, post-emergent eruptive spurt, gingival emergence, and the first occlusal contact. Brush up on your understanding of the human tooth eruption rate and juvenile occlusal equilibrium.
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