Histology Test 2-w18 Flashcards
What does enamel cover
Anatomical crown
Composition of enamel
96% inorganic material MAINLY HYDROXYAPETITE
3% water
1% organic ENAMELIN
The hardest calcified/mineralized tissue in the human body
Enamel
Is enamel avascular
Yes it is non vital- no nerves
Colour of enamel
Translucent, greyish/bluish white
**BUT appears yellow due to underlying dentin
The process of enamel matrix formation and mineralization
Amelogenesis
Enamel matrix is ____ derived from _____ of the enamel organ
Ectodermal ; inner enamel epithelium
Anelogenisis occurs during what stage of tooth development
Appositional (formation of enamel/dentin matrix)
Enamel matrix is initially composed of protein, carbohydrates and small amounts of calcium hydroxyapatite but DOES NOT CONTAIN
Collagen
In order for Amelogenesis to occur what must be present
Dentin
Enamel is first formed on
Cusp/tip
Enamel matrix is produced by?
Secreted by?
Produced by ameloblasts; secreted by tomes process
Ameloblasts are not differentiated on what area?
Therefore there is no enamel on ??
Root area; therefore no enamel on roots
Enamel mineralization is
Complete and immediate
What pumps calcium hydroxyapatite into the forming enamel matrix?
Ameloblasts
When ameloblasts are finished they become part of the reduced enamel epithelium fusing with
The oral mucosa
Ameloblasts are lost post tooth eruption; therefore
No new enamel is deposited
A newly erupted tooth will continue to?
Mineralized post eruption (minerals from saliva)
Developmental disturbances: What is an enamel pearl
Small, spherical enamel projections on root surface
Developmental disturbances: what is enamel dysplasia
Faulty development of enamel
What causes deep pits and fissures
Ameloblasts back into one another during apposition; cutting off their source of nutrition
= incomplete maturation of enamel matrix
What can be placed to seal off deep pits and fissures
Sealants
Enamel rods are composed of (3)
Head- enamel rod core
Tail- interrod enamel
Rod sheath- microscopic spaces btwn rods
How are enamel rods aligned?
What is the exception
Perpendicular to the DEJ
EXCEPTION: in the cervical regions of permanent teeth