Which age-related change is typically seen in the dental pulp of older adults?
- Correct answer
Reduced pulp chamber size from continued secondary dentin deposition
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Increased cellularity and vascularity
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Enlarged apical foramina
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Increased sensitivity to thermal testing
This question is one of 15 in AFK practice: Orthodontics, pediatric and geriatric dentistry. Test yourself on all of them.
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Secondary dentin is laid down throughout life, so the pulp chamber and canals become progressively smaller with age while cellularity and blood supply decline. These changes typically reduce, rather than increase, responses to sensibility tests.
Source: Cohen's Pathways of the Pulp — oneguy
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