KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 127 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 36-year-old patient with a several year history of chronic pulpitis had undergone tooth extraction. Microscopic examination of the pulp revealed some deep-purple structureless areas which can be interpreted as:
- A. Metastatic calcification
- B. Dystrophic calcification
- C. Dental tartar
- D. Metabolic calcification
- E. Lithiasis
Hint
Calcification is classified by its cause: think about whether the deposits here result from local tissue damage or from a systemic disorder of calcium metabolism.
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