Dentine & Caries Progression Quiz

Elderly people have dentine with narrow tubules and reduced in number (correct)

Elderly people have more acidic saliva

Elderly people have wider and more numerous dentinal tubules

Elderly people have weaker tooth enamel

Dentine that forms in the pulpal wall adjacent to the caries advancement area

Dentine with narrow tubules and reduced in number

Dentine that is darker in colour than normal dentine (correct)

Dentine that is created by odontoblasts surviving aggression

Dentine that is created by odontoblasts surviving aggression (correct)

Dentine with narrow tubules and reduced in number

Dentine that forms in the pulpal wall adjacent to the caries advancement area

Dentine that is darker in colour than normal dentine

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<p>Sclerotic dentine is harder to the touch than normal dentine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dentine formed by undifferentiated mesenchymal cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Elderly people have less dentine with narrow tubules</p> Signup and view all the answers