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ADA NBDHE Dental Hygienist

Category - Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services

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Occlusion is the relationship between what two facial bones?

Zigomatic and mandible
Maxilla and mandible
Temporal and zigomatic
Vomer and palatine

Explanation

Answer: B - Occlusion is the relationship between the maxilla and mandible bones. Occlusion is the act of the maxillary and mandibular teeth coming together. Normal growth of the maxillary and mandibular teeth creates non-pathologic touching of the tooth surfaces. Harmful contact can develop from functional or parafunctional activity.

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