Alveolar Bone Flashcards
Formative cell?
Osteoblast
Formative organ?
Dental follicle / dental sac
Embryonic origin?
Ectomesenchyme
Specialized mineralized connective tissue?
Alveolar bone
Alveolar bone is composed of? (2)
Intracellular substance
Osteocytes
Inorganic content? (Percentage and substance)
67%
Hydroxyapatite
Organic content? (Percentage and substance)
28% Collagen 5% Osteocalcin Sialoprotein Phosphoprotein Osteonectin Bone specific proteins (noncollagenous proteins)
AB can best resist? (2)
Compressive forces
Forces directed along long axis of tooth
AB can least resist? (2)
Tensile forces
Slicing stresses
Same amount of force may not cause any injury if it is ___ but may cause fracture if it is ___
Compressive
Tensile
Functions of AB?
Support and protection
Attachment of muscles
Reservoir of minerals
Hemopoiesis
Structure of AB (first part)? (3)
Alveolar process
Alveolar bone proper
Lamina dura
Part of jawbone that contains the teeth and alveoli in which they are suspended?
Alveolar process
Alveolar process rests on?
Basal bone
Alveolar process’ proper development depends on? (2)
Tooth eruption
Maintenance on tooth retention
No teeth = ___
No alveolar process
Morphology of alveolar process depends on? (3)
Size
Shape
Position of teeth
Alveolar process is composed of an ___ and ___ that enclose the spongiosa
Outer
Inner cortical plate of compact bone
Compartment of spongy bone?
Spongiosa
Spongiosa is aka? (2)
Trabecullae
Cancellous bone
Compact bone on the ___
Spongy bone on the ___
Outside
Inside
Functions of alveolar process? (2)
Anchors the teeth
Absorbs and distribute occlusal pressure
No alveolar process?
Residual bridge
Lines the alveolus / alveolar socket contained within the alveolar process?
Alveolar bone proper
It is right next to PDL?
Alveolar bone proper
Thin plate of cortical bone with numerous perforation?
Cribriform plate
Alveolar bone proper allows the passage of ___ between the ___ and ___
Blood vessels
Bone’s marrow
PDL
The coronal rim of the alveolar bone forma the ___
Alveolar crest
The alveolar bone proper begins from ___
Alveolar crest (coronal rim)
Crest of alveolar socket is generally parallel to the ___ at a distance of ___
CEJ
1-2mm apical to CEJ
Surrounds each tooth as a continuous thin plate of compact bone?
Alveolar bone proper
Alveolar bone proper becomes ___ and ___ from ___ of the alveolar process in some area
Fused
Indistinguishable
Cortical plate
Corresponds to alveolar bone proper?
Lamina dura
Thin white line that parallels the outline of rods of the teeth?
Lamina dura
Radiographic term for alveolar bone proper?
Lamina dura
Lamina dura is radiopaque because it is ___ and ___
Dense
Mineralized
Structural elements? (3)
Osteoblast
Osteocyte
Osteoclast
Mononucleated found in PDL on the surface of bone?
Osteoblast
Responsible for mineralization?
Osteoblast
Osteoblast is considered to differentiate from a precursor cell ___
Pre-osteoblast
Osteoblast synthesizes the? (2)
Type I and IV collagen
Cytokine
Growth factor that regulate cell metabolism?
Cytokine
Derived from mesenchymal stem cells?
Osteoblast
Mesenchymal stem cells? (5)
Adult bone marrow (BM-MsCs) Liver Fetal tissues Amniotic fluid Umbilical cord blood (CB-MSC5)
Inactive osteoblast when bone formation stops?
Bone lining cells
Bone lining cells become ___ when inactive
Flatter
Retain gap junction in osteocytes?
Bone lining cells
Mononucleated that found inside bone?
Osteocyte
Entrapped osteoblast in the lacunae in the bone?
Osteocyte
Osteocyte’s number varies depending on the ___
Rapidity of bone formation
More osteocytes when bone formation is ___
Rapid
After bone formation, osteocyte loses the ability to form ___ and becomes ___
Matrix
Smaller
Osteocyte occupies ___ and ___
Osteolytic lacuna
Canaliculi
Osteocyte maintains contact with ___ and ___
Adjacent osteocytes
Osteoblasts / lining cells
In osteocyte, the processes are ___
Not polarized
Functions of osteocyte? (2)
Responsible for osteolysis and osteoplasia
Prevents hypermineralization of bone
Due to hormonal regulation? (2)
Osteolysis
Osteoplasia
Osteocyte prevents hypermineralization by ___
Pumping Ca back into the bloodstream
Limited resorption of bone in lacunae and canal?
Osteolysis
Secondary rebuilding of perilacunar bone minerals (depostion)?
Osteoplastin
Large multinucleated found in PDL if needed for resorption?
Osteoclast
Seen in clusters?
Osteoclast
Osteoclast occupies shallowed, hollowed-out depressions called ___
Howships lacunae
Organell-poor, brush-like cytoplasmic border which demarcates the zone of resorption?
Ruffled border
Ruffled border is where ___ and ___ are released
Acids
Proteolytic enzymes
Rich in ___ and ___ transported to ruffled border in vesicles
Acid phosphate
Lysosomal enzymes
Attachment of osteoclast to bone (sequence)?
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