MCQs on Oral Histology - Development and Growth of Teeth Part 4

# Morphological stages of tooth development are explained based upon:
A. Shape of enamel organ
B. Shape of tooth germ
C. Functions of enamel organ
D. Shape of dental papilla

# The disturbances occured during "calcification" stage of tooth development is seen in:
A. Peg laterals
B. Microdontia
C. Supernumerary tooth
D. Interglobular dentin

# Tooth develops from:
A. Ectoderm, mesoderm
B. Ectoderm
C. Mesoderm
D. Ectoderm and endoderm

# Which of the following is not an ectomesenchymal derivative?
A. Dentin
B. Cementum
C. Pulp
D. Enamel

# The relationship between the pulpal and periodontal tissue complex beegins during dental development at:
A. Adolescent stage
B. 5-10 years
C. Embryonic stage
D. None of the above


# In cap stage, regulating factor for cusp shape formation is present in:
A. Dental papilla
B. Dental follicle
C. Inner enamel epithelium
D. Enamel knot

# The cells of the enamel organ which differentiate into future ameloblasts are:
A. Cells of inner enamel epithelium
B. Cells of outer enamel epithelium
C. Cells of stellete reticulum
D. Cells of stratum intermedium

# The cap stage in tooth development is characterized by:
A. Morphodifferentiation
B. Reversal of functional polarity
C. Formation of Hammock ligament
D. Increased mitotic activity

# The transitory structures that may be seen during early tooth development are:
A. Enamel Knot
B. Enamel Navel
C. Enamel Cord
D. All of the above

# During cap stage, signalling in odontogenic epithelium is done by:
A. Dental follicle
B. Enamel knot
C. Dental papilla
D. Inner enamel epithelium

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MCQs on Oral Histology - Development and Growth of Teeth Part 3

# High levels of albumin is present in:
A. Inner enamel epithelium
B. Outer enamel epithelium
C. Stellate reticulum
D. Stratum intermedium

# Nutrition for ameloblasts after the first layer of enamel is formed is:
A. Dental sac
B. Odontoblastic process
C. REE
D. Dental Papilla

# Membrana preformativa is seen in:
A. Bell stage
B. Cap stage
C. Bud stage
D. Advanced bell stage

# Enamel pearls are found in:
A. Occlusal surface of premolars
B. Furcation areas of permanent molars
C. On the incisal edges of incisors
D. None of the above

# Which statement is correct ?
A. Enamel cannot form in absence of dentin
B. The formation of enamel and dentin are independent of each other
C. Enamel formation can occur in absence of dentin
D. None of the above

# Atypical or osteodentin is formed due to disturbance during :
A. Morphodifferentiation
B. Histodifferentiation
C. Apposition
D. Initiation

# Any insult to cells in apposition stage results in :
A. Hutchinson's incisor
B. Osteodentin formation
C. Enamel Hypoplasia
D. Anodontia

# Order of development of tooth germ is :
A. Bell-bud-cap
B. Cap-bell-bud
C. Bud-cap-bell
D. Bell-cap-bud

# Cementum formation is seen in:
A. After dentin formation
B. Before dentin formation
C. Both are formed at same time
D. None of the above

# Stellate reticulum is seen in :
A. Dental lamina
B. Enamel organ
C. Hertwig's root sheath
D. All of the above

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MCQs on Oral Histology - Development and Growth of Teeth Part 2

# The formation of the dental lamina is initiated by:
A. Forebrain
B. Rathke's Pouch
C. Neural Crest Cells
D. Odontoblasts

# Accessory canals result from :
A. Defects in cementogenesis
B. Dividing epithelial bridges
C. Break in Hertwig's root sheath
D. Adherent epithelial rests

# The Hertwig's epithelial root sheath is essential to development of the root because it:
A. Gives rise to cementoblasts that produce cementum of the root
B. Moulds the shape of roots and stimulates differentiation of odontoblasts
C. Gives rise to odontoblasts that lay dentin of thee root
D. Remains as an essential constituent of the periodontal ligament

# A supernumerary tooth results from a deviation during:
A. Initiation
B. Differentiation
C. Apposition
D. Calcification


# Which of the following anomalies occur during the initiation and proliferation of tooth development ?
A. Amelogenesis imperfecta
B. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
C. Enamel hypoplasia
D. Oligodontia

# Blood supply of ameloblast for most of its life cycle comes from :
A. Dental papilla
B. Reduced enamel organ
C. Dental sac
D. Dental pulp

# The successors of deciduous teeth develops from:
A. Successional lamina
B. Dental lamina
C. Stellate reticulum
D. Neural ectodermal cells

# Lip furrow band is :
A. Vestibular lamina
B. Successional lamina
C. Dental lamina
D. Basal lamina

# Outer and inner enamel epithelium is first seen in:
A. Bud stage
B. Advanced bell stage
C. Cap stage
D. Bell stage

# Temporary structures in enamel organ are :
A. Enamel cord
B. Enamel knot
C. Both of the above
D. Enamel Cuticle

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MCQs on Oral Histology - Development and Growth of Teeth

# The bud, cap and bell stage of the developing tooth are based on growth of the:
A. Stellate reticulum
B. Dental papilla
C. Enamel organ
D. Dental sac

# Dental lamina is active up to :
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years