Use Case C to Answer the Following Questions

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Multiple Choice

Use Case C to answer The Following questions
CASE C
A 12-year-old client with orthodontics has generalized healthy gingiva that is coral pink and stippled. The orthodontist has stated that the tooth movement is on schedule. Some recession is noted on the maxillary left canine and the first premolar. The first premolar demonstrates some mobility. Orthodontic tooth movement involves the function of the periodontal ligament, cementum, and alveolar bone.
-Which of the following cells does the periodontal ligament contain?

• A)Fibroblasts and osteocytes
• B)Osteoclasts and cementoblasts
• C)Cementocytes and fibroblasts
• D)Osteocytes and cementocytes
• E)Osteoblasts and osteocytes

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