Tooth migration can begin with 24 hours of an extraction.Tooth migration,otherwise known as mesial drift,of teeth is a natural phenomenon.
A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true,the second statement is false.
C) The first statement is false,the second statement is true.
D) Both statements are false.

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Tooth migration,the tendency of a tooth to over-erupt in an attempt to "find" its opposing tooth,can begin in as little as 24 hours after extraction of an opposing tooth.The second statement incorrectly equates tooth migration with mesial drift.These are two separate phenomena.Mesial drift is defined as the natural phenomenon of permanent molars to continue to move mesially after eruption.

Tooth Migration Can Begin with 24 Hours of an Extraction