1 | P a g e ORTHODONTICS NBDE PART 2 EXAMS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES ANSWERS LATEST 2024 (NEWEST) ALREADY GRADED A+ A 7-year-old boy was previously diagnosed with marked "bowing of the femurs" and decreased radiographic bone opacity. What disease does this patient have? What would you notice upon the examination of this patient's oral cavity and intraoral radiographs? I. Hyperthyroidism II. Rickets III. Scurvy IV. Missing or delayed tooth eruption V. Premature exfoliation of primary teeth VI. Normal eruption pattern A. III and VI B. III and V C. I and VI D. I and V E. II and IV F. II and V The correct answer is E. The data presented in the question are indicative of rickets disease secondary to vitaminDdeficiency, which presents with missing or delayed eruption. Scurvy results from dietary deficiency of water-soluble vitamin C. There may be gingival involvement, which includes swelling, friability, bleeding, secondary infection, and loosening of teeth.Hyperthyroidism is the result of increased secretion of thyroxine (T4) by the thyroid gland and usually presents with premature exfoliation of primary teeth All these conditions are associated with supernumerary teeth except: A. Gardner syndrome B. Down syndrome C. Ectodermal