normal periodontium :) Flashcards
components of the periodontoium
cementum
alveolar bone
PDL
gingivae
cementum
part of tooth but functions for PD support
acellular and cellular
alveolar bone
forms the tooth socket and attachment of PDL
PDL
connects cementum and protects other PD structures
diseases of the periodontium
gingivitis
- inflammation of gingiva
periodontitis
- inflammation of surrounding structres
what is the cerviz
where the head and neck meet
- where the tooth begins to narrow
what happens as the roots form
cementum and periodontal tissues develop from the dental follicle
what does the alveolar bone form from
existing basal components of maxilla/mandible and surrounds the roots as it forms
what produces the enamel on the crown
enamel organ
what is underneath the EO
dental papilla
what surrounds the EO and DP
dental follicle
what are the components of the cervial loop
external dental epithelium
internal dental epithelium
- in the region of the cervix
what happens as the cevcal loop grows deeper from th crown
grows into surrounding ectomesenchyme of dental follicle
encloses more of the DP as loop cell proliferates
forms Hertwigs epithelial root sheath
induces dentine formation
what is the dental follicle
mesenchymal cells surrodunding from the developing teeth
follicular cells of the DF are precursors to
fibroblasts
osteoblasts
cementoblasts
what does the epithelial root sheath do
secretes a hyaline later
- induces cementoblasts and fibroblasts to differentiate from dental follicle
where is the cervical loop found
lower part of the EO
- grows to form the roots of the teeth
what does breakdown of the epithelial root sheath lead to
production of a network
- allows the root dentine to contact the follcile
what is cementum
calcified connective tissue that covers root dentine
what inserts into the cementum
periodontal fibre bundles
what is cementum derived from
dental follicle (ectomesenchyme)
properties of cementum
softer than dentine and more permeable
55% HAP and 45% organic matrix
avascular, no innervation
non labile
types of cementum
acellular
cellular
acellular
occupies cervical and middle root of root
very thin layer
no cells
featureless (but faint lines of sharpens fibres)