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?

45-50% Inorganic substances, 50-55% Organic substances Signup and view all the answers

Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

Apical half of the root Signup and view all the answers

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

Anchorage Signup and view all the answers

Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

Apical half of the root Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cementum is more permeable?

Cellular cementum Signup and view all the answers

What is the color of cementum?

Light yellow, lighter than dentin Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary chemical composition of cementum?

Inorganic substances and organic substances Signup and view all the answers

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

Repair and adaptation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cementum contains cementocytes in its calcified matrix?

Functional (secondary) cellular cementum Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary intrinsic fibers of cementum composed of?

Collagen fibers Signup and view all the answers

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

Prefunctional (primary) acellular cementum Signup and view all the answers

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

Anchorage Signup and view all the answers

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What is the color of cementum?

Which type of cementum is more permeable?

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

What is the primary chemical composition of cementum?

Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

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

Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

Which type of cementum is more permeable?

What is the color of cementum?

What is the primary chemical composition of cementum?

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

Which type of cementum contains cementocytes in its calcified matrix?

What are the primary intrinsic fibers of cementum composed of?

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

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

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