Dentin Flashcards

1
Q

Physical characteristics of dentin include

A

Elastic/compressible
Harder than bone
More radiolucent than enamel

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2
Q

Chemical properties of dentin include

A

65% Inorganic

25% Organic

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3
Q

Inorganic Material of dentin includes

A

Hydoxyapatite

Phosphates, Carbonates, Sulfates

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4
Q

Organic Material of dentin includes

A

Type I collagen
GAGs
Glycoproteins

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5
Q

Dentinal Tubules are occupied by ______ and _______

A

Fluid

Odontoblastic Processes

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6
Q

Dentin Tubules are _____ at the pulp than at the DEJ

A

larger

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7
Q

Cytoplasmic extensions of odontoblasts contained in dentinal tubules

A

Odontoblastic Processes

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8
Q

Nerves are located only in _____ dentin

A

Inner (secondary dentin next to predentin)

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9
Q

Zone that immediately surrounds dentin tubules

A

Peritubular/Intratubular Dentin

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10
Q

Main body of dentin is composed of

A

Intertubular Dentin

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11
Q

Imbrication lines that run at right angles to dentinal tubules

A

Incremental Lines of Von Ebner

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12
Q

Accentuated incremental lines that are hypocalcified

A

Lines of Owen

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13
Q

Interglobular Dentin is a ________ area between globular dentin of calcifying dentin

A

Unmineralized/Hypomineralized

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14
Q

Spaces caused by looped terminal portions of dentinal tubules that entrap air

A

Tomes’s Granular Layer

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15
Q

Hyaline Layer is a translucent layer layer between _____ and _______ that is formed by HERS

A

Tome’s Granular Layer

Cementum

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16
Q

Primary dentin forms

A

Most of tooth

Outline of pulp chamber

17
Q

______ dentin is the first formed dentin is less mineralized than ______ dentin

A

Mantle

Circumpulpal

18
Q

Secondary dentin is formed

A

After root has become completed and tooth is functional

19
Q

______ dentin represents increased Ca++ deposits of intratubular dentin

A

Transparent/Sclerotic

20
Q

The result of disintegrated odontoblastic processes

A

Dead Tracts