Pain originate in the pulp due to_________?
Correct answer: D. free nerve ending at sub odontoblastic layer
- A. free nerve ending in cell rich zone
- B. Meisseners corpuscles at cell rich zone
- C. Krause bulb at the center of the pulp
- D. free nerve ending at sub odontoblastic layer
Explanation
The plexus of Raschkow lies beneath the odontoblast layer, and free nerve endings extend from it toward the odontoblasts and dentinal tubules. Krause, Meissner, and other specialized corpuscles are not typical pulpal pain receptors.
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