Question 361 · LDEK · Pulp
Which processes occur in dental pulp and dentine with aging?
- A. decrease in the resistance to cariogenic factors.
- B. dental pulp mass increase.
- C. increase in the number of collagen fibers.
- D. increase in the number of blood vessels.
- E. excitability threshold decrease.
Hint
Think about pulp fibrosis and what happens to cells, vessels and nerves as the pulp ages.
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