Endodontics · single question
The nerve fibers of the dental pulp are:
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Correct answer: B. Afferent (sensory) and sympathetic
- A. Incorrect – the pulp has no functional parasympathetic innervation.
- B. Correct – the pulp has sensory afferents (A-delta and C fibers) plus sympathetic autonomic fibers (vasomotor). There is NO functional parasympathetic supply.
- C. Incorrect – the autonomic component is sympathetic, not parasympathetic.
- D. Incorrect – sensory afferents are the dominant pulpal fibers.