Cementum Characteristics Lecture
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What is the color of cementum?

  • Blue, different from all dental tissues
  • Light yellow, lighter than dentin (correct)
  • Dark yellow, darker than dentin
  • White, similar to enamel

    • Which type of cementum is more permeable?

  • Cellular cementum (correct)
  • Acellular cementum
  • Prefunctional acellular cementum
  • Functional cellular cementum

    • What is the main function of prefunctional (primary) acellular cementum?

  • Anchorage (correct)
  • Incorporating cells in its calcified matrix
  • Adaptation
  • Repair

    • What is the primary chemical composition of cementum?

    <p>45-50% Inorganic substances, 50-55% Organic substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

    <p>Apical half of the root</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of prefunctional (primary) acellular cementum?

    <p>Anchorage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

    <p>Apical half of the root</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cementum is more permeable?

    <p>Cellular cementum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the color of cementum?

    <p>Light yellow, lighter than dentin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary chemical composition of cementum?

    <p>Inorganic substances and organic substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of functional (secondary) cellular cementum?

    <p>Repair and adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cementum contains cementocytes in its calcified matrix?

    <p>Functional (secondary) cellular cementum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary intrinsic fibers of cementum composed of?

    <p>Collagen fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cementum forms during root formation in the coronal half of the root?

    <p>Prefunctional (primary) acellular cementum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of prefunctional (primary) acellular cementum?

    <p>Anchorage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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