MIDTERM QUIZZES Flashcards
Wavy lines in enamel
Perikymata
Prominent striations in enamel
Neonatal line
Why cant enamel be repaired
No more ameloblast
Difference of rods in enamel rods and interrod enamel
Direction of rods
Loss in function: ameloblasts separate from dentin
Ameloblastin
High level in fluoride
Fluorosis
T/ F
More enamel proteins in tufts
Trueeee
T/F
Mature enamel serves as barrier
Falseeeee
It allows passage
T/F
Under pits, carious lesion at the BASE
Trueeee
Acid etching is for
Bonding
Dej is convex towards
Dentin
Dej concave towards
Enamel
Primary teeth direction
Coronally
Permanent teeth direction
Apically
Enamel is thickest in the
Incisal edges or cusp tip
T/F
AFTER membrana is fragmented, enamel deposits
Trueeeee
Dentin with tubules calcified materials
Sclerotic dentin
Color of dentin when decalcified
Pink
Dentin in ground
Yellow
Composition of dentin matrix
Intratubular
Intertubular
T/F
Dentinal tubules ALWAYS contain ODONTOBLASTIC PROCESS
Falseee
Some dies
T/F
Dentin in human is VASCULAR
Falseee
Avascular
T/F
LESS dentinal tubules near the PULP
Falseeee
MOREEEEE
T/F
Younger odontoblasts have shorter Tomes fiber than older odontoblasts
Trueeeee
