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Who is credited with defining the term 'dentine' in the 1840s?
Who is credited with defining the term 'dentine' in the 1840s?
- Charles Darwin
- Galileo Galilei
- Sir Richard Owen (correct)
- Sir Isaac Newton
What was the previous term used to describe the tissue that forms the bulk of the teeth?
What was the previous term used to describe the tissue that forms the bulk of the teeth?
- Tooth bone
- Os dentale
- Dental tissue
- All of the above (correct)
What is the main component of the tooth that dentine forms?
What is the main component of the tooth that dentine forms?
- The root
- The enamel
- The pulp
- The chief part or body of the tooth (correct)
What is the name of the book where Sir Richard Owen proposed the term 'dentine'?
What is the name of the book where Sir Richard Owen proposed the term 'dentine'?
What is another notable achievement of Sir Richard Owen?
What is another notable achievement of Sir Richard Owen?
What is the term that Sir Richard Owen is also credited with inventing?
What is the term that Sir Richard Owen is also credited with inventing?
What is the percentage of inorganic material in mature dentine?
What is the percentage of inorganic material in mature dentine?
What is the effect of etching on enamel and dentine during treatments?
What is the effect of etching on enamel and dentine during treatments?
What is the primary function of dentine and pulp in each tooth?
What is the primary function of dentine and pulp in each tooth?
What is the characteristic feature of dentine?
What is the characteristic feature of dentine?
What is the difference in radiopacity between dentine and bone in radiographs?
What is the difference in radiopacity between dentine and bone in radiographs?
What type of collagen is the main component of organic material in mature dentine?
What type of collagen is the main component of organic material in mature dentine?
What is the characteristic of root dentine?
What is the characteristic of root dentine?
What is the purpose of the hyaline layer?
What is the purpose of the hyaline layer?
What is the characteristic of the granular layer of Tomes?
What is the characteristic of the granular layer of Tomes?
What is the result of neighbouring calcospherites failing to merge?
What is the result of neighbouring calcospherites failing to merge?
What is the thickness of the hyaline layer?
What is the thickness of the hyaline layer?
What is the appearance of the hyaline layer in thin section?
What is the appearance of the hyaline layer in thin section?
What is the most characteristic feature of dentine?
What is the most characteristic feature of dentine?
What is found in the dentinal tubules?
What is found in the dentinal tubules?
What is unique about dentine compared to enamel?
What is unique about dentine compared to enamel?
What happens to the odontoblasts as they produce dentine?
What happens to the odontoblasts as they produce dentine?
What is one type of dentine curvature?
What is one type of dentine curvature?
What is one type of dentine based on its properties?
What is one type of dentine based on its properties?
What is the main difference between primary and secondary dentine?
What is the main difference between primary and secondary dentine?
What triggers the deposition of reactionary dentine?
What triggers the deposition of reactionary dentine?
What is the characteristic of reparative dentine?
What is the characteristic of reparative dentine?
What is the result of sclerotic/translucent dentine formation?
What is the result of sclerotic/translucent dentine formation?
What is the appearance of sclerotic/translucent dentine?
What is the appearance of sclerotic/translucent dentine?
When does sclerotic/translucent dentine typically occur?
When does sclerotic/translucent dentine typically occur?
