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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

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

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

<p>Anchorage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does functional (secondary) cellular cementum primarily form?

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

Which type of cementum is more permeable?

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

What is the color of cementum?

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

What is the primary chemical composition of cementum?

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

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

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

Which type of cementum contains cementocytes in its calcified matrix?

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

What are the primary intrinsic fibers of cementum composed of?

<p>Collagen fibers (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Anchorage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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