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Microscopy of an extracted tooth shows decreased count and size of odontoblasts and other cells of the dental pulp, with characteristically sclerotic connective tissue that makes up the pulp. What general pathology can be suspected in the dental pulp?

Answer options

  1. Pulpal hyperplasia
  2. Fatty degeneration
  3. Hyalinosis
  4. Amyloidosis
  5. Reticular atrophy of the pulp
Correct answer

Reticular atrophy of the pulp

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