DASLE: Orthodontia Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
malocclusion can compromise all aspects of oral function: - Answer --chewing can
be difficult if teeth do not occlude
-jaw discrepancies can force changes in the manner of swallowing
-malocclusion can make it more difficult for particular speech sounds to be made
-TMJ pain can arise from minor imperfections in occlusion that trigger clenching
and grinding activities
Orthodontic treatment can eliminate or reduce adversity for the pt in three areas: -
Answer -psychosocial problems, oral malfunction, and dental disease
orthodontic problems result from - Answer -developmental, genetic, and
environmental influences
development causes - Answer --congenitally missing teeth
-malformed teeth
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, -supernumerary teeth
-interference with eruption
-ectopic eruption
genetic causes - Answer --malocclusion
- child who inhibits a mothers small jaw and a fathers large teeth
-missing tooth
environmental causes - Answer -injuries can occur at birth in two major categories:
fetal molding and trauma during birth
fetal molding - Answer -occurs when an arm or leg of the fetus is pressed against
another part of the body, such as when an arm is pressed against the mandible.
Pressure can lead to distortion of rapidly growing areas
trauma during birth - Answer -injury to the jaw, may occur during the actual birth,
particularly with the use of forceps in delivery
Dental trauma can lead to development of malocclusion in three ways - Answer --
damage to permanent tooth buds when an injury to primary teeth has occurred
-movement of a tooth or teeth as the result of premature loss of a primary tooth
-direct injury to permeant teeth
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Questions and Answers
malocclusion can compromise all aspects of oral function: - Answer --chewing can
be difficult if teeth do not occlude
-jaw discrepancies can force changes in the manner of swallowing
-malocclusion can make it more difficult for particular speech sounds to be made
-TMJ pain can arise from minor imperfections in occlusion that trigger clenching
and grinding activities
Orthodontic treatment can eliminate or reduce adversity for the pt in three areas: -
Answer -psychosocial problems, oral malfunction, and dental disease
orthodontic problems result from - Answer -developmental, genetic, and
environmental influences
development causes - Answer --congenitally missing teeth
-malformed teeth
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, -supernumerary teeth
-interference with eruption
-ectopic eruption
genetic causes - Answer --malocclusion
- child who inhibits a mothers small jaw and a fathers large teeth
-missing tooth
environmental causes - Answer -injuries can occur at birth in two major categories:
fetal molding and trauma during birth
fetal molding - Answer -occurs when an arm or leg of the fetus is pressed against
another part of the body, such as when an arm is pressed against the mandible.
Pressure can lead to distortion of rapidly growing areas
trauma during birth - Answer -injury to the jaw, may occur during the actual birth,
particularly with the use of forceps in delivery
Dental trauma can lead to development of malocclusion in three ways - Answer --
damage to permanent tooth buds when an injury to primary teeth has occurred
-movement of a tooth or teeth as the result of premature loss of a primary tooth
-direct injury to permeant teeth
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