EX1; Practical Images - Enamel Tissue and Amelogenesis Flashcards
Where are these DEJ relationships found

A; scolloped = coronal area
B; smooth = cervical area

- odontoblasts
- ameloblasts
What is this structure?

ameloblasts
What are these lines?

growth lines or strae of Retzius
What are these lines/ridges?

perikymata
What are these ridges?

perikymata

- interrod substance
- enamel rod
- enamel sheath
What is the difference between the left and the right images of enamel

left = primary right = permanent

- perikymata
- lines of Retzius

- interrod substance
- enamel rod
Is this mature or partially mineralized enamel

mature; cross section of the rods
Is this mature or partially mineralized enamel

patrially mineralized; cross section of the enamel rods
What relationship is this showing

relationship of Retzius lines to the longitudinal rods
What is this image depicting

the fish scale appearence of enamel rods

- enamel rod
- enamel rod sheath
- interrod substance

- enamel rod
- interrod substance

enamel lamella

enamel tufts

enamel tufts

enamel spindle

enamel spindle

enamel lamella

enamel spindle

Hunter-Schreager bands

Hunter-Schreager bands
Which of these is enamel

top right
Which of these relationships is normal

left; most common
What do each of these tissues give to amelogenesis

- ameloblast
- alkaline phosphatase
- rich blood supply

- stellate reticulum
- stratum intermedium
- inner cells
- clear layer
- peripheral calls of dntal papilla

yellow arrow = ameloblasts
white arroe = odontoblasts

- dentin
- DEJ
- enamel

- inner rodless enamel
- Tomes’ process

- inner rodless enamel
- enamel rod
- Tomes’ process

- paritally mineralized enamel
- Tomes’ processes

- pulp
- dentin
- enamel
- ameloblasts
- stratum intermedium
- stellate reticulum

- stellate reticulum
- stratum intermedium
- ameloblasts
- enamel

- dentin
- enamel
- ameloblasts
- Tomes’ process

- dentin
- enamel
- ameloblasts
- Tomes’ process

- reduced enamel epithelium
- oral ectoderm

- mature enamel
- dentin
- immature enamel
- pulp

- stellate reticulum
- stratum intermedium
- odontoblasts
- ameloblasts
- dentin
- ameloblasts

? = reduced enamel epithelium

- preodontoblasts