Which of the following teeth is most commonly associated with eruption sequestrum?
Correct Answer: Permanent first molar
Description: The eruption sequestrum is seen occasionally in children at the time of the eruption of the first permanent molar.
Starkey and Shafer have described the sequestrum as a tiny spicule of nonviable bone overlying the crown of an erupting permanent molar just before or immediately after the emergence of the tips of the cusps through the oral mucosa.
Category:
Dental
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now