Question 293 · LDEK · Dentin

Indicate the true statements concerning the formation of dentin:

1) formation of dentin is completed just after tooth crown eruption;
2) dentin is being formed until the total formation of tooth roots;
3) dentin is being formed throughout the life of the pulp;
4) non-mineralized layer of newly formed dentin is called peritubular dentin;
5) non-mineralized layer of newly formed dentin is called predentin.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,4.
  2. B. 1,5.
  3. C. 2,5.
  4. D. 3,4.
  5. E. 3,5.
Hint

Ask whether odontoblasts stop working once the root is complete, and recall the name of the unmineralized dentin matrix.

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