2 - Cementum Flashcards
Function of cementum
Attachment of PDL fibers to tooth surface
Similarity to bone in terms of type
Laminated
Vascular (Y/N)
No
Innervated (Y/N)
No
Lymphatics (Y/N)
No
Organic and inorganic %’s
50% organic, 50% inorganic
Cementum mineral %
61%
Cementum organic matrix %
27%
Cementum water %
12%
Bone mineral %
45%
Bone organic matrix %
30%
Bone water %
25%
Cementum inorganic content and ions
HA + Magnesium, fluoride, sulfur, and trace Cu, Zn, Na
Rate of cementum deposition
1.5-3.0u/year
Collagen type and %’s
Type I - 90%
Type III - 5%
Type XII - trace
ECM proteins
Glycolipids
Glycoproteins
Proteoglycans
“Others”
Glycoprotein examples
Fibronectin
Tenascin
“Others” proteins
Bone sialoprotein Osteonectin Osteopontin Osteocalcin Dentin matrix protein Cementum growth factors Enamel proteins Cementum attachment protein
Dental papilla turns into ____
Crown and root dentin
Pulp
Dental follicle turns into _____
Cementoblasts
PDL fibroblasts
Osteoblasts
HERS disintegrates into _____
Epithelial rests of Malassez
Origin of cementoblasts
Ectomesenchyme of dental follicle
AEFC formed by ____
HERS-derived cells
CIFC formed by ____
Dental follicle cells
Later origin of cementoblasts
Undifferentiated mesenchymal cells (PDL)
Cementocytes found in _____ cementum and up to ____ microns
Cellular
60
Cementoclasts origin
Bone marrow