{"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"Quiz","dateCreated":"2025-04-23T04:33:47.261Z","dateModified":"2025-04-23T04:33:47.261Z","typicalAgeRange":"11-18","educationalLevel":"NEET MDS","assesses":"Oral Radiology - Tooth Development","educationalAlignment":[{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalTopic","targetName":"Tooth Development"},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalSubject","targetName":"Oral Radiology"},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalExam","targetName":"NEET MDS"}],"name":"Quiz about Tooth Development","about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"Oral Radiology - Tooth Development"},"hasPart":[{"@type":"Question","eduQuestionType":"Multiple choice","learningResourceType":"Practice problem","educationalLevel":"intermediate","name":"Question About Tooth Development","text":"How is age estimation from an OPG (Orthopantomogram) of a child done?}","encodingFormat":"text/markdown","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"When estimating age from dental X-rays, focus on the sequence and developmental stages of primary and permanent teeth."},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","position":0,"encodingFormat":"text/markdown","text":"

By the eruption sequence of teeth

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By the development of the root apex

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By the length of the crown

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By the shape of the jaw

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By the eruption sequence of teeth

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How is age estimation from an OPG (Orthopantomogram) of a child done?

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