Question 5 · LDEK · Resorption

Which of the following structures protect the hard tissues of the tooth against the development of internal resorption?

  1. A. dental pulp, odontoblast layer.
  2. B. odontoblast layer, predentine.
  3. C. predentine, secondary dentine.
  4. D. primary dentine, root cementum.
  5. E. root cementum, periodontal ligament.
Hint

Clastic cells cannot attach to unmineralized matrix — think about which layers line the pulpal surface of dentin.

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