Question 439 · LDEK · Dentin
Sclerotic dentine:
- A. contains fewer mineral substances than primary dentine.
- B. is formed below the lesion on the pulp chamber wall.
- C. is connected with remineralization of peritubular dentine.
- D. is not formed in teeth with atypical caries.
- E. can be remineralized by fluoride compounds.
Hint
Sclerosis is a defensive reaction of a living pulp-dentin complex; think about lesions in which no such defense can occur.
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