dentinogenesis ლ(╹◡╹ლ) Flashcards
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when does dentinogenesis begin
at late bell stage or early crown stage
what is the role of the inner enamel epithelium (IEE) and odontoblasts in tooth development?
🦋IEE → Odontoblast Differentiation:
The IEE signals dental papilla cells to differentiate into preodontoblasts, which mature into odontoblasts.
Signals include BMPs and TGF-β.
🦋Odontoblasts → Ameloblast Differentiation:
Odontoblasts produce predentin, which sends signals back to the IEE.
This feedback induces the IEE cells to differentiate into ameloblasts.
where does dentinogensis begin
cusp tip or incisal edge then spreads towards cervical region and in multicuspid teeth begins independently at sites of each cusp tip then spreads down cusp slopes
what changes occur when preodontoblasts differentiate into odontoblasts
🦋shape changes from ovoid to columnar
🦋increase in RER and GOLGI complex for protein synthesis
🦋nuclei will move to the base (polarization)
🦋several processes form at the apical end for matrix secretion
why do odontoblast become rich in proline
proline is essential for collagen synthesis, forms organic matrix of dentin.
what happens to odontoblast as they secrete collagen
move backward leaving behind their cytoplasmic extension called odontoblastic processes
what are the main components of predentin
glycine , alanine, and proline ( amino acids for collagen synthesis)
predentin is non mineralized collagen matrix which acts as a scaffold for calcification.
what role does alkaline phosphatase play in dentin mineralization
🦋increases the phosphate availability 🦋promoting mineral deposition
what type of PH environment is essential for dentin mineralization
alkaline PH is required for crystal growth
how is collagen fibers aligned in predentin and how is that important
🦋collagen fibers align perpendicular to DEJ
🦋this structure supports organized crystal deposition
what is role of Dentin Phosphoproteins DPP
🦋 bind large amounts of calcium
🦋anchor calcium to collagen
🦋initiate hydroxyapatite crystal formation
how do hydroxyapatite crystals grow within collagen fibrils
initially deposited as fine plates on collagen surfaces then will grow within collagen fibers with long axis of crystals parallel to collagen fibrils
peritubular
highly mineralized then intertubular dentin
how do hydroxyapatite crystals in dentin differ from that of enamel
dentin crystals are 300 times smaller than enamel crystals which makes dentin less mineralized and more flexible
how does mantle dentin mineralization occur
odontoblast release matrix vesicles that contain hydroxyapatite crystals then the vesicles will rupture and the crystals will cluster forming globular masses that fuse to calcify dentin