Mineralization (Chun) Flashcards
Three mineralized tissues of tooth
-Enamel -Dentin -Cementum (Also bone)
______ is the process by which organisms produce mineral to stiffen or harden tissues to withstand mechanical forces. Those tissues are called mineralized tissues.
Biomineralization
In dentin, cementum, and bone, mineralization is based on ______. In enamel, it depends on _______.
-Collagen -Enamel proteins
The most common mineral present in biomineralization is _______.
Hydroxyapatite
The structure of calcium hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 is a highly specific arrangement of ______ and _____ ions that can form other structures as well, as in calculus.
-Calcium -Phosphate
Mineral forms by the precipitation of ________.
Ions from solution
______ is the concentration of the ions that are supplied. The Solubility product is dependent on _____. The precipitation of a mineral depends on the concentration and degree of saturation.
-Ionic Product (IP) -pH
What do the lines represent?
IP and Ksp (at equilibrium)
What does left and below the lines represent?
IP < Ksp (demineralization)
When mouth is in acidic environment (lemons, etc.)
What does right and above the lines represent?
IP > Ksp (remineralization)
(Fluoride rinse)
What is required for biomineraliation?
- Cells, which control environment and proteins secreted
- Cells create compartment so that ions and proteins are concentrated
- Organic: Matrix (proteins) and Solubles (ions)
- Inorganic: Mineral and Impurities
Each tissue is eager to shape minerals, so they can obtain different shapes. These ______ are hexagonal.
Crystals
Crystal growth: Inital nucleation events are controlled locally by _______ and by mineral nucleators and inhibitors.
Concentrations of mineral ions
Crystal growth is influenced by ______.
Environment
Crystal growth: _______ can bind selectively to different surfaces of the crystal, preventing further growth and thereby determining the final size of the crystal.
Noncollagenous proteins
The _____ provides loci to bind matrix proteins. Acidic and phosphorylated matrix proteins have an affinity for ______, which attract ______, and create a _______.
- Collagen fibril
- Calcium ions
- Inorganic phosphates
- Crystal nucelus
What are the non-collagenous proteins?
Secretory Ca-binding phosphoproteins (SCPP)
Secretory Ca-binding phosphoproteins (SCPP) form a _________.
cluster of genes