Lecture 2 Flashcards
what is the origin of junctional epithelium during tooth eruption?
reduced dental epithelium
what is the origin of junctional epithelium after tooth eruption?
the cells of oral epithelium possess the ability to differentiate into cells of junctional epithelium
what is the structure of junctional epithelium?
widest in coronal portion (15-20 cell layers), thin towards the CEJ (3-4 cells)
does the junctional epithelium turnover?
yes- turnover rate faster than oral epithelium
does the junctional epithelium or oral epithelium have bigger size of cells?
junctional epithelium
does the junctional epithelium or oral epithelium have bigger size of intercellular space?
junctional epithelium
does the junctional epithelium or oral epithelium have bigger number of desmosomes?
oral epithelium
does the junctional epithelium or oral epithelium have potential to keratinize?
junctinal epithelium
how does junctional epithelium contact the tooth?
junctional epithelium is physically attached to the tooth, not simply in contact with it
when does periodontitis occur?
when junctional epithelium migrates apically down root surface
what is necessary for pocket formation?
viable junctional epithelium
what happens in necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis?
junctional epithelial cells die, so no pocketing
bone exposed
what is cal?
pocket depth+gingival recession
what cells are present in gingival connective tissue (lamina propria)?
fibroblasts- synthesizes matrix and fibers mast cells- vasoactive substances macrophages- phagocytosis and synthesis neutrophillic granulocytes lymphocytes plasma cells
what fibers are present in the gingival connective tissue?
collagen, reticulin, oxytalan, elastic
what do collagen fibers do?
characteristic cross banding
produced by fibroblasts, cementoblasts, and osteoblasts
what fibers are most abundant in gingival connective tissue?
collagen fibers
where are the reticulin fibers?
numerous adjacent to basement membrane
around blood vessels
where are the oxytalan fibers?
mostly in pdl
run parallel to long axis of tooth
where are the elastic fibers?
around blood vessel