Question: All of the following are true about functions of dental pulp except______________?

• 1. Formation of dentin
• 2. Nerve supply to dentin
• 3. Sends impulses to CNS
• 4. Nerve supply to enamel through fibres

Question: Which of the following structures is not found in a living pulp ?

• 1. Collagen fibres
• 2. Haversian fibres
• 3. Non-myelinated nerve fibres
• 4. Reticulum

Question: Which of the following statement is false______________?

• 1. Resorption of roots of deciduous incisors and canines begins on their lingual surfaces
• 2. Resorption of roots of deciduous molars begins on their inner surfaces
• 3. Shedding of deciduous teeth is delayed in the absence of their successor teeth
• 4. None of the above

Question: Osteoblasts appear basic gram staining due to______________?

• 1. Increased ribonucleic acid
• 2. Acidic ground substance
• 3. Increased mitochondria
• 4. Presence of basic ground substance

Question: The maximum rate of eruption, as the tooth cusps reach the surface epithelium is around ________ μm/day?

• 1. 100
• 2. 75
• 3. 50
• 4. 25

Question: Calcified tissue is absent in______________?

• 1. Enamel
• 2. Dentin
• 3. Cementum
• 4. Pulp

Question: Which of the following factors are primarily contributory to the shedding of deciduous tooth ?

• 1. Hydrostatic
• 2. Vascular pressure
• 3. Oncotic pressure
• 4. Masticatory pressure

Question: The apical foramen of a fully developed permanent tooth is usually lined by_____________?

• 1. Dentin
• 2. Cementum
• 3. Epithelial rest cells
• 4. The Epithelial diaphragm

Question: Specific stain for fat cells is___________?

• 1. Eosin & haematoxylin
• 2. Carbol fuschin
• 3. Sudan III
• 4. Cresyl violet

Question: Extracted teeth should be preserved in_____________?

• 1. Saline
• 2. Xylene
• 3. 10% Formalin
• 4. 10% alcohol