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True or false: The rate of human tooth eruption is at its greatest when the crown emerges from the oral mucosa?
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 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 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 or false: The period of relative quiescence ends at the beginning of puberty, when the second active phase of eruption begins?
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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 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?
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