Formation of Teeth Can Be Affected by Nutritional Deficiencies,fever,or Childhood

question 7

Multiple Choice

Formation of teeth can be affected by nutritional deficiencies,fever,or childhood illnesses.While trauma to the dentition may delay eruption,it does not negatively impact formation of teeth.

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

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Definitions:

Ionizing Radiation

Radiation with enough energy to remove tightly bound electrons from atoms, thus creating ions, and can lead to chemical changes and damage biological tissues.

Mutation

describes a change in the DNA sequence within a gene or chromosome of an organism leading to the creation of a new character or trait not found in the parental type.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule carrying genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Physical Change

A type of change in which the form of matter is altered but one substance is not transformed into another, maintaining the material's chemical properties.