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True denticles are classified based on their relation to the dentin of the tooth. What characterizes attached denticles?
True denticles are classified based on their relation to the dentin of the tooth. What characterizes attached denticles?
- They are partly fused with the dentin. (correct)
- They are entirely surrounded by pulp tissue.
- They appear as irregular calcific deposits.
- They are entirely surrounded by dentin.
What serves as nidi for false denticles in blood vessels?
What serves as nidi for false denticles in blood vessels?
- Collagenous fiber bundles
- Calcifications
- Thrombi (correct)
- Pulp stones
How do true denticles initially form?
How do true denticles initially form?
- By incremental growth on their surface (correct)
- As irregular calcific deposits
- Following collagenous fiber bundles
- Entirely surrounded by pulp tissue
What differentiates free denticles from attached and embedded denticles?
What differentiates free denticles from attached and embedded denticles?
Which type of calcification is usually found in the root canal rather than the coronal area?
Which type of calcification is usually found in the root canal rather than the coronal area?
What might be characterized by filling substantial parts of the pulp chamber over time?
What might be characterized by filling substantial parts of the pulp chamber over time?
What distinguishes true denticles from false denticles?
What distinguishes true denticles from false denticles?
How do false denticles appear in terms of their structure?
How do false denticles appear in terms of their structure?
What is believed to be the cause of true denticle development?
What is believed to be the cause of true denticle development?
Where are true denticles usually located within the tooth?
Where are true denticles usually located within the tooth?
Which type of denticles contain remnants of necrotic and calcified cells within their concentric layers?
Which type of denticles contain remnants of necrotic and calcified cells within their concentric layers?
In what type of location can false denticles appear within the pulp?
In what type of location can false denticles appear within the pulp?
What cells are the most numerous type in the pulp?
What cells are the most numerous type in the pulp?
Where do odontoblasts reside in relation to the predentin?
Where do odontoblasts reside in relation to the predentin?
What is the typical shape of fibroblasts in the pulp?
What is the typical shape of fibroblasts in the pulp?
What is the odontogenic zone of the pulp?
What is the odontogenic zone of the pulp?
Which organelles are present near the nucleus of odontoblasts?
Which organelles are present near the nucleus of odontoblasts?
What characterizes the cell cytoplasm near the pulpal-predentin junction in odontoblasts?
What characterizes the cell cytoplasm near the pulpal-predentin junction in odontoblasts?
