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One of the following statement is unique about circumpulpal dentine______________?

Correct answer: C. Contain phosphophoryn

  • A. Collagen fibers are oriented perpendicular to DEJ
  • B. Vonkorff fibers are present
  • C. Contain phosphophoryn
  • D. Requires matrix vesicle for mineralization

Explanation

Phosphophoryn is a distinctive noncollagenous protein abundant in circumpulpal dentin and essentially absent from mantle dentin. Von Korff fibres and matrix vesicles are associated mainly with mantle-dentin mineralization.

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