The MOST Commonly Missing Permanent Teeth Are the Maxillary Premolars

question 18

Multiple Choice

The MOST commonly missing permanent teeth are the maxillary premolars. The next teeth MOST likely to be missing are the permanent maxillary lateral incisors.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) The first statement is true, the second is false.
• C) The first statement is false, the second is true.
• D) Both statements are false.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

A condition in which the occurrence of one event or situation precludes the occurrence of another.

Compatible Events

Events in probability theory that can occur at the same time.

Mutually Exclusive

Describes a condition in probability and statistics where two events cannot occur at the same time; the occurrence of one event excludes the possibility of the other event occurring.

Disjunction

A logical operation expressing that at least one of the connected statements is true; often symbolized with "or" in formal logic.