Dentinogenesis/Amelogenesis (Gonzales 1) Flashcards
Origin of dentin
Dental papilla
Origin of enamel
The enamel organ
What happens to the outer enamel epithelium?
Degenerates
What happens to the inner enamel epithelium?
Forms enamel
What happens to the stellate reticulum?
Allows room for growth
What happens to the stratum intermedium?
Nutrition of the inner enamel epithelium
Formation of the DEJ occurs during the _____ stage.
Bell
Formation of the DEJ forms by reciprocal interaction (induction between the _____ and _____).
- Epithelium
- Ectomesenchyme
Steps of DEJ formation:
- Formation of the _________.
- Differentiation of cells in the dental papilla into _______.
- Secretion of ______ by the odontoblasts.
- Differentiation of the inner enamel epithelium into ________.
- Secretion of the initial layer of enamel by ________.
- Inner enamel epithelium
- Odontoblasts
- Mantle dentin
- Ameloblasts
- Ameloblasts
Odontoblast differentiation: ______ derived from ectomesenchyme of neural crest origin lie next to the basement membrane of inner enamel epithelium.
Squamous cells
Odontoblast differentiation: Squamous cells become _____ and develop ______ which extend toward the future DEJ. Contact with ________ initiates molecular signals that cause the cell to differentiate.
- Columnar
- Cell processes
- Basement membrane
Odontoblast differentiation: the ________ represents the location of the future dentino-enamel junction.
Basement membrane
Odontoblast differentiation: During polarization, the nucleus _____ away from the cell process (and basement membrane) and takes on _______ of a protein secreting cell with well developed RER and golgi apparatus.
- Migrates
- Organization
Mantel dentin is a narrow band of dentin that is formed under the __________ of the inner enamel epithelium.
Basement membrane
Formation of Mantle Dentin: thickness ranges between ______ and is a ______ step process.
- 10 to 50 micrometers
- Two
Formation of Mantle Dentin: Secretion of the unmineralized organic matrix (pre-dentin) contains _______ and _______ then mineralization (inorganic matrix).
- Glycosaminoglycans
- Dentin specific proteins
Differentiating odontoblasts secrete _________ between developing cell processes.
Organic matrix (pre-dentin)
Predentin is composed of _______, many of which are involved in the formation of hydroxyapatite crystals and _______, thick bundles of collagen fibers oriented perpendicular to the future DEJ. This induces formation of ________.
- Numerous proteins
- Korff fibers (alpha fibers)
- Ameloblasts
______ bud off cell processes of odontoblasts. These contain ________ needed for calcification of extracellular matrix.
- Matrix vesicles
- Alkaline phosphatase and other enzymes
Hydroxyapatite crystals outgrow from the ________.
Matrix vesicles
Hydroxyapatite forms spheres, called _______, on the collagen fibers, which fuse to form ________.
- Calcospherites
- Mineralized dentin
Dentinal tubules are potential spaces in the dentinal matrix that contain _______, ________, and _______.
- Odontoblastic cell process
- Nerve endings
- Extracellular fluid
_______ represents all dentin formed after the initial formation of mantle dentin.
Circumpulpal dentin
Formation of Circumpulpal Dentin: Retreating odontoblasts secrete small caliber collagen fibers called ________.
Beta fibers