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Questions
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Answer
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Calcitonin -gene-related peptide and substance P in pulp cause
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Vasodilation and increased capillary permeability
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The approximate number of axons entering the apical foramen is
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2500 axons
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The percentage of axons in tooth that are myelinated is
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25 percentage
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The type of nerve fibres in teeth
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90% are narrow A delta and 10% are wider A
beta group [] |
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The Plexus of Raschkow is not evident till
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The tooth is erupted
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The unsheathed axons of dentin are most often restricted to
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Coronal dentin
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What is predentinal plexus of Bradlaw
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Is an area where a number of axons congregate and houses
unsheathed axons. Also houses the dentinal dentritic antigen presenting cell |
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Subodontoblastic zone contains a lot of
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Cell processes. It is anuclear and devoid of other structures as
per EM studies |
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In pulp, the level of glycosaminoglycan peaks till
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Eruption of teeth
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The main ground substance in developing pulp is the
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Chondroitin sulfate. In mature pulp it is hyaluronan
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Prof. Rooban Thavarajah
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist
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