KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 20 · KROK (Dentistry)

Study of the histological specimen of a baby’s primary tooth revealed hypoplasia (underdevelopment) of enamel. This abnormality is caused by the disruptions in the activity of the following cells:

  1. A. Cells of the stratum intermedium of the enamel organ
  2. B. Inner enamel epithelium
  3. C. Odontoblasts
  4. D. Outer enamel epithelium
  5. E. Pulp cells of the enamel organ
Hint

Ask which layer of the enamel organ differentiates into the cells that secrete enamel matrix.

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