Where Is the Most Common Intraoral Site for the Development

question 51

Multiple Choice

Where is the most common intraoral site for the development of neurofibromas in a patient with von Recklinghausen disease?

• A) Floor of the mouth
• B) Labial commissures
• C) Palate
• D) Lateral borders of the tongue

---

Definitions:

Centration

The tendency of young children to focus only on one aspect of an object or situation, a characteristic of preoperational stage of cognitive development.

Egocentrism

A cognitive characteristic where an individual is unable to distinguish between their own perspective and that of others, often observed in early childhood development.

Piagetian Term

Pertains to concepts and terminologies introduced by Jean Piaget in his theory of cognitive development, which outlines how children progress through four stages of cognitive growth.

Amygdala

is a part of the brain's limbic system involved in emotion regulation, decision-making, and memory processing, especially related to emotional reactions.