cementum

Question 1

What are the two types of cementum?

Answer 1

Intermediate Cementum and Cellular-Acellular Cementum

Question 2

Which type of cementum is deposited on the roots surface first?

Answer 2

Intermediate Cementum

Question 3

Which is the main function of cementum?
Covering for the root surface
A seal for the open dental tubules
An attachment for the periodontal fibers that hold the tooth in its socket
All of the above

Answer 3

D. All of the Above

Question 4

True or False. Cementum has all characteristics as bone.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which periodontal tissue is the slowest growing tissue?
Alveolar bone
Cementum
Periodontal ligament

Answer 5

Cementum

Question 6

What are the percentages that cementum overlaps, meets, or gaps enamel?

Answer 6

Overlaps: 60%, Meets: 30%, Gap: 10%

Question 7

Which part of the tooth root has the thickest layer of cementum?
Cervical third
Middle third
Apical root

Answer 7

Apical Root

Question 8

What makes Cementum insensitive to pain?

Answer 8

Unlike bone, cementum does not have any nerves or blood vessels.

Question 9

True of False. Deposition is a characteristic of aging cementum

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Name three ways Cementicles may be found.

Answer 10

Free in the ligament, attached, or embedded in the cementum