Dentition Flashcards
Describe the structure of a generalised tooth
- outer enamel
- Dentine
- Pulp chamber
- Gingival cervice
- Gingiva
- Peridontal ligament
- Root canal
- Cementum
- Apical foramen
- Genioglossus msucle
Enamel
Hard outer part projecting above gums
Ectodermal origin
Formed by ameloblasts
It is acellular and cannot regenerate so if chipped, remains
Dentine
- Mesodermal in origin.
- Formed by ODONTOBLASTS
- Forms the bulk of the tooth
- 2nd hardest tooth material, enamel is harder
- Structure is similar to bone
- Secondary dentine is darker in appearance than primary dentine.
- Tertiary dentine may occur at sites of injury.
What is the difference in dentine to bone
- in bone the OSTEOBLASTS stay within the bone matrix, in teeth the ODONTOBLASTS (the dentine producing cells), recede from the newly formed dentine and remain as a continuous layer on the surface of the pulp cavity. This produces SECONDARY DENTINE throughout life, which gradually reduces the size of the dental pulp cavity. – more an more dentine produced throughout life = reduces bulk cavity
Cementum
Mesodermal in origin
Formed from calcified connective tissue
Forms the outer lining of the tooth in the socket in brachydont teeth
It is the least hard of the calcified tissues of the tooth
It is continuously, but slowly, produced throughout life, so is thicker in older animals.
Pulp cavity
It reflects the external shape of the tooth i.e. is present in each tooth root.
It is open at the apical foramen. (lower teeth = bottom, upper = top)
Central part of tooth containing nerve fibres, lymphatic and blood vessels
Smaller in older animals as secondary dentine fills in pulp cavity.
Periodontium
What it consists of
Role
This term described the functioning unit of several anatomical components
- It consists of the Gingiva, periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone.
- Functional unit
- Role = anchor tooth into skull and provide a suspensory apparatus to absorb stresses induced at biting
Gingiva
- oral mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of the jaws and covers the neck of the teeth. It is composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- At coronal bit = proud = free ginigiva
7Periodontal Ligament
- Is made of collagen fibres
- Attaches to the cement of the tooth and the Alveolus
- These fibres are arranged in a sling formation – allowing small movements of the teeth during mastication, and acting as shock absorbers.
What is the innervation of the teeth?
- All teeth are innervated by branches of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE - cranial nerve V
What are the upper and lower teeth innervated by?
- Upper = supplied by the MAXILLARY (or superior) ALVEOLAR NERVE (from the maxillary division of the Trigeminal Nerve).
- Lower = supplied by the MANDIBULAR (or inferior) ALVEOLAR NERVE (from the mandibular division of the Trigeminal nerve).
What type of teeth do we describe out domestic species as having and what to these terms mean?
- Diphyodont Heterodont
- D = deciduous and permanent teeth = adult and baby
- H = diff type of specialised teeth
list 6 dental terms
- Hypsodont
- Brachydont teeth
- Aradicular/ Elodont
- Radocular/ Anelodont
- Clinical crown
- Anatomical crown
Hypsodont
those of horses, high or long crowned with unerupted crown lying beneath the gum in all but very aged animals. The root of the tooth is generally shorter than the crown.
Brachydont teeth
those of the dog and cat (and human), are low crowned - where all of the crown has erupted by adulthood. The root of the tooth is generally longer than the crown.