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Inter globular dentin results due to_____________?

Correct answer: A. Failure of coalescence of calcospherities

  • A. Failure of coalescence of calcospherities
  • B. Fracture of the dentin
  • C. Artifact in light microscopy
  • D. Disturbance in dentinal tubules

Explanation

Interglobular dentin forms when adjacent calcospherites fail to fuse during dentin mineralization, leaving hypomineralized areas between them. It is a developmental mineralization defect, not a fracture or microscopy artifact.

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