Hundreds of odontoblasts are damaged when restoration is prepared and placed within a tooth. Sclerotic dentin forms in response to the trauma.
A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true; the second is false.
C) The first statement is false; the second is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Question

Hundreds of odontoblasts are damaged when restoration is prepared and placed within a tooth. Sclerotic dentin forms in response to the trauma.
A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true; the second is false.
C) The first statement is false; the second is true.
D) Both statements are false.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

During restorative procedures 30,000 to 40,000 odontoblastic processes are damaged for every square millimeter of dentin that is cut. Reparative dentin forms in response to such local trauma.

Hundreds of Odontoblasts Are Damaged When Restoration Is Prepared and Placed