Pathway To Pulp - Vital Pulp Therapy

Question 1

Dental pulp has 4 distinct structural zones

Answer 1

1 cell rich zone
2 core : major blood vessel, nerves
3 cell free zone
4 odontoplastic layer - lines entire pulp periphery

Question 2

What are odontoblasts

Answer 2

Large elongated columnar cells
Separated from mineralized dentin by predentin , with processes that extend into dentin . They form mineralised dentin predentin matrix