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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2014

A 36-year-old patient with a several year history of chronic pulpitis had undergone tooth extraction. Microscopic examination of the pulp revealed some deep-purple structureless areas which can be interpreted as:

Answer options

  1. Metastatic calcification
  2. Dystrophic calcification
  3. Metabolic calcification
  4. Lithiasis
  5. Dental tartar
Correct answer

Dystrophic calcification

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