Question 445 · LDEK · Pulp
Which of the following changes does not occur in aging patients?
- A. decrease in the amount of collagen.
- B. decrease in the number of cells.
- C. decrease in the number of blood vessels.
- D. pulp calcification.
- E. decrease in the activity of odontoblasts.
Hint
The ageing pulp becomes more fibrous — ask which component becomes relatively more abundant rather than less.
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