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Condition of Teeth
o No teeth erupted but do contain deciduous and permanent(6s) tooth germs
o Will see crypts or bony compartments where the teeth grows(A,-E +6)
Mental Protuberance(Chin)
o No Mental protuberance as the mandible consists of two separate halves at
birth and they are united in the midline by fibrous tissue. This area of union is
called symphysis menti
Mandible at 3 Years
Condition of Teeth
o Eruption of all deciduous teeth
Mental Protuberance(Chin)
o Fibrosis tissue of the symphysis menti has been replaced by bony structure so
symphysis menti is no longer there(usually happens around 12 -18 months)
Mandible at 6 years
Condition of Teeth
o Mixed dentition period starts when the permanent first molar erupts
Condition of Teeth
o Permanent dentition
Mental protuberance can be very prominent esp when the patient has lost all their teeth and
have not replaced it. Maxilla is fixed while mandible is not so for the patient to speak or
eat properly, the mandible must be moved forward to touch the maxilla. This cause the
muscle under the chin to stretch. The tension of this muscle cause bone deposition on the
mental protuberance area very prominent
Dental age is not a persons actual age, it is depended on whether a person still have his/her teeth.