Lecture 4 Flashcards
outer vestibule boundaries
lips and cheeks
inner oral cavity proper boundaries
- separated from the vestibule by bone and gingiva
- superior: hard and soft palate
- inferior: floor of the mouth and base of the tongue
- posterior: tonsils
functions of oral mucosa
- propulsion
- initiation of digestion
- sensation
- secretion
- protection
how does the oral mucosa protect
- separates and protects deeper tissue
- prevents microorganism from gaining access to underlying tissue
- tonsils provide immunological protection
- forms impermeable barrier
3 main types of oral mucosa
- masticatory mucosa
- lining mucosa
- specialized mucosa
masticatory mucosa
- stratified squamous keratinized or parakeratinized epithelium
- bound tightly to the underlying bone
- covers gingiva and har palate
lining mucosa
- stratified squamous NON keratinized epithelium
- covers inner surface of lips, checks, soft palate, inferior surface of tongue, floor of mouth
- CT layers have elastic fibers that control the extensibility of the mucosa
lining mucosa on the floor of the oral cavity
-is very thin, non keratinized epithelium and because the underlying lamina propr. has extensive capillary supply with anastomosing capillary loops, certain drugs are absorbed when help under the tongue
specialized mucosa
-dorsal surface of the tongue (dorsal surface of the tongue, also found in oropharynx and epiglottis)
what are the types of specialized mucosa
- filiform papillae
- fungiform papillae
- circumvallate
- foliate papillae
filiform papillae
no tast buds
- stratified squamous keratinized
- anterior 2/3 of tongue
- compress and break food
fungiform papillae
tast buds on apical surface
- stratified squamous NON keratinized
- tip and sides of tongue
- chemoreceptor (detects taste)
circumvallate
taste buds on lateral surface
- stratified squamous NON keratinized
- in V shaped row just anterior to the terminal sulcus
- chemoreceptor (detects taste)
foliate papillae
taste buds lateral
- stratified squamous NON keratinized
- posterior lateral surface of the tongue
- chemoreceptor (detects taste)
development of the papillae and taste buds
- first appear at the end of the embryonic period (week8 )
- vallate and foliate are firs to appear
- taste buds develop during week 10-11
- fetal responses to bitter stimulus can be recorded at 26 weeks
gingiva
- oral mucosa surrounding erupted teeth
- lining mucosa undergoes an abrupt change at the mucogingival junction to masticatory epithelium
gingiva is composed of 2 parts
- gingival mucosa
- junctional epithelium
gingival mucosa
faces oral cavity
junctional epithelium
- atttaches firmy to the enamel/ cementum via hemidesmosomes
- inner basal lamina binds to calcified tissue
- basal cells rest on a typical basal lamina
- junction of the epithelium and the tooth is permeable and antigens can pass through it and initiate inflammation (gingivitis)
periodontal ligament
- located between the commute and alveolar bone
- principal fiber groups -type I collagen fibers
functions of the PDL
- tooth attachment/ fixation and support
- proprioception
- detects pain sensation
things that the PDL has that is unlike typical ligaments
- highly vascularized
- rich blood supply
- lots of nerves
- collagen fibers have a high turnover rate
-poor nutrition causes atrophy
branching morphogenesis
-development of a small bud connected by a cord of epithelial cells and clefts develop in the bud, forming 2 or more new buds