Dentin Flashcards
Physical characteristics of dentin include
Elastic/compressible
Harder than bone
More radiolucent than enamel
Chemical properties of dentin include
65% Inorganic
25% Organic
Inorganic Material of dentin includes
Hydoxyapatite
Phosphates, Carbonates, Sulfates
Organic Material of dentin includes
Type I collagen
GAGs
Glycoproteins
Dentinal Tubules are occupied by ______ and _______
Fluid
Odontoblastic Processes
Dentin Tubules are _____ at the pulp than at the DEJ
larger
Cytoplasmic extensions of odontoblasts contained in dentinal tubules
Odontoblastic Processes
Nerves are located only in _____ dentin
Inner (secondary dentin next to predentin)
Zone that immediately surrounds dentin tubules
Peritubular/Intratubular Dentin
Main body of dentin is composed of
Intertubular Dentin
Imbrication lines that run at right angles to dentinal tubules
Incremental Lines of Von Ebner
Accentuated incremental lines that are hypocalcified
Lines of Owen
Interglobular Dentin is a ________ area between globular dentin of calcifying dentin
Unmineralized/Hypomineralized
Spaces caused by looped terminal portions of dentinal tubules that entrap air
Tomes’s Granular Layer
Hyaline Layer is a translucent layer layer between _____ and _______ that is formed by HERS
Tome’s Granular Layer
Cementum