Alveolar Bone Flashcards
% of organic composition of alveolar bone?
Collagen %?
Noncollagenous %?
33%
28%
5%
% of inorganic composition of alveolar bone?
67% hydroxyapatite
Forces alveolar bone can best resist? (2)
- Compressive forces
- Forces directed along the long axis of the tooth
Forces alveolar bone can least resist? (2)
- Tensile forces
- Slicing forces
Functions of alveolar bone? (4)
- Support and protection
- Attachment of muscles
- Reservoir of minerals
- Hemopoiesis
Part of maxilla and mandible with the teeth and alveolar sockets?
Alveolar process
It is where the alveolar process rests.
Basal bone
True or false. Proper development of tooth depends on the alveolar process?
False.
Proper development of alveolar process is dependent on tooth eruption
True or false. Alveolar process may be found in newborns?
False. No teeth, no alveolar process
True or false. If bone is lost, remodeling occurs and alveolar process is restored
False. No more alveolar process after bone remodeling
It is what occurs after remodeling of alveolar bone.
Residual ridge
Compose of outer and inner cortical plate of bone that encloses the spongiosa?
Alveolar process
Other terms for spongy bone?
Trabecular or cancellous bone
Lines the alveolus contained within the alveolar process?
Alveolar bone proper
Perforations of the alveolar bone?
Cribriform plate
It is formed by the coronal rim of the alveolar bone.
Alveolar crest
Alveolar bone parallels the CEJ at a distance of ____ apical to it.
1-2mm
True or false. Alveolar bone proper may be fused with the cortical plate of the alveolar process?
True
Radiographic term for alveolar bone proper?
Lamina dura
Cell responsible for mineralization of bone?
Osteoblast
Osteoblasts synthesize what? (2)
- Type I and IV collagen
- Cytokines
Osteoblasts are derived from what cells?
Mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSC and liver; CB-MSC)
When bone formation stops, osteoblasts become inactive and termed as?
Bone lining cells
True or false. The faster bone formation, the more osteocytes trapped.
True
Cells responsible for osteolysis and osteoplasia?
Osteocytes
Cells that prevent hypermineralization of bone by pumping Ca back to the blood stream?
Osteocytes
True or false. After bone formation, osteocytes lose the ability to form matrix and becomes smaller?
True
Limited resorption of bone in lacunae and canals?
Osteolysis
Secondary rebuilding of perilacunar bone mineral?
Osteoplasia