10 Questions
What is the dentine formed after complete root formation called?
Regular Secondary Dentin
What happens to the size of the pulp cavity due to regular secondary dentin formation?
It gradually decreases (pulp recession)
What causes the line of demarcation between primary and secondary dentin?
Change in direction of dentinal tubules
How do dentinal tubules change in regular secondary dentin?
They assume a wavier course
What accelerates the formation of regular secondary dentin?
Mild stimuli reaching the pulp
What is the dentine formed during development called?
Primary Dentin
What accelerates the formation of regular secondary dentin?
Mild stimuli reaching the pulp
What happens to the size of the pulp cavity due to regular secondary dentin formation?
Gradually decreases (pulp recession)
What causes the line of demarcation between primary and secondary dentin?
Change in direction of dentinal tubules
How do dentinal tubules change in regular secondary dentin?
They assume wavier course
Test your knowledge of the continuous process of dentine formation throughout life, including primary and secondary dentin, and the age-related changes in dentin structure and formation.
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