Lecture 2 Flashcards
T/F - The gingival connective tissue determines the differentiation of the epithelium.
TRUE
The gingival connective tissue is also known as?
Lamina propria
Lamina propria consists of 2 distinct layers. Name and describe.
Papillary Layer
-Forms finger-like extensions in the depressions delineated by the rete ridges
Reticular layer
-Beneath the rete ridges
T/F - The oral mucoperiosteum has no submucosa.
TRUE
Major gingival fiber groups are what? There are 3 groups. Name and describe them.
Bands of collagen fibers
Gingivodental group - Dentin into gingiva
Circular group - around the tooth
Transseptal group - Connects facial and lingual
What build up and tear down tissue?
Fibroblasts
Gingival CT - cells make up what %? Collagen fibers make up what %?
5%
65%
-Remainder is proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and CT ground substance
The vast majority of collagen int he gingival connective tissue is made up of what type?
Type I
*The reticular collagen is type III
Elastic fibers
Oxytalan fibers
Periodontal ligament does what and is made up of what?
Suspends and maintains tooth in socket.
Type I collagen
What has the thicker bundles of collagen, alveolar bone or cementum?
Alveolar bone
PDL + cementum + alveolar bone = ?
Attachment apparatus
Name 5 functions of the PDL.
1 - Suspends and maintains tooth in socket
2 - Provides pressure and pain sensory feeling to tooth
3 - Provides nutrients to cementum and bone
4 - Builds and maintains cementum and alveolar bone of tooth socket
5 - Remodels alveolar bone in response to pressure
What are the 4 collagen fibers of the PDL?
Principle
Intermediate plexus fibers
Sharpey’s fibers (Alveolar bone)
Indifferent fiber plexus
What are the elastic fibers of the PDL?
Oxytalan fibers
How thick is the PDL?
Varies from 0.1-0.25 mm
Widest during heavy occlusion, thinner in nonfunctional teeth
SA of socket wall?
150 - 275 sq mm of single root, 450 sq mm multirooted
2000/sq mm in non-functional
28,000 sq mm in functional
The rest cells of Malassez are remnants of what?
Hurtwigs root sheath
*Contiguous w/ REE
What are the cellular elements of the PDL?
Fibroblasts
Cementoblasts and cementoclasts
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts
What are the defense cells of the PDL?
Mast cells
Macrophages
What is cementum?
Thin layer of hard, mineralized tissue that covers root surface
Light yellow
Overlies dentin
Bone-like, but more resistant to resorption than bone
Does not have its own blood or nutrient supply