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After a fall: #8 has enamel/dentin/pulp fracture at the incisal angle; #9 is in multiple pieces with the fracture extending to the root. Diagnoses are:
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Correct answer: B. #8 complicated crown fracture; #9 crown-root fracture
- A. #8 involves the pulp, so it is complicated, not uncomplicated.
- B. Correct. #8 = complicated crown fracture (enamel+dentin+pulp); #9 = crown-root fracture (fracture extends from crown into the root).
- C. #8 is not a root fracture; the description is a crown fracture exposing pulp.
- D. #8 is a crown (not crown-root) fracture, so this pairing is incorrect.