KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 19 · KROK (Dentistry)
A histological preparation of the lower jaw shows dentin being formed. Collagen fibers synthesized by odontoblasts are thin and situated perpendicular to dentinal tubules. What fibers are being produced in dentin?
- A. Parallel fibers
- B. Perforating fibers
- C. Tangential fibers
- D. Radial fibers
- E. Sharpey’s fibers
Hint
Recall how collagen fibers are oriented relative to the dentinal tubules in the outer (mantle) versus the inner (circumpulpal) dentin layer.
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