OB D8 - Enamel histology Flashcards

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Q

why can you not study enamel by a decalcified section?

A
  • mineral removed
  • 7-10 microns thick
  • no enamel
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2
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How do you study enamel histologically?

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Ground section:

  • cut with a diamond saw
  • 150microns
  • mineral present
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3
Q

when does enamel appear darker?

A
  • contain less mineral
  • light doesnt pass through as well
  • demineralised due to caries
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4
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what is the enamel structure?

A

tightly packed hydroxyapatite crystals

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5
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what is the basic unit of enamel?

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enamel prism (or rod)

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6
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what are prisms visible in?

A
  • ground sections

- SEM’s of acid etched enamel (Scanning electron micrograph)

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7
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what are the two parts of enamel in cross section?

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  • prism core

- prism sheath

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8
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what does every dash cross sectionally represent?

A

hydroxyapatite crystal

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9
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what is the shape of enamel prisms?

A

complex “key hole” shape

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10
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what gives the prisms their key hole shape?

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from different orientations of the hydroxyapatite crystals

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11
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what is the structure of prism core?

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tightly packed hydroxyapatite crystals

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12
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what is the structure of prism sheath?

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– boundary of clearly different crystal orientations – crystals less tightly packed
– more space for organic components

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13
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what is the significance of the prism sheath structure?

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more vulnerable to acid attacks

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14
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what is the enamel prisms shape governed by?

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– The presence of the Tomes process
– The shape of the Tomes process
– The direction of movement of the ameloblast

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15
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what are regions formed without a tomes process?

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aprismatic

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16
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what areas are aprismatic?

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– 1st formed (i.e. innermost) 5μm

– last formed (i.e. outmost) 30μm

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17
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what is the significance of acid etch/conditioning?

A
  • remove top prism sheath or core
  • get grooves - put resin/fissure sealant on tooth
  • capillary action- sucked into grooves- gives micro mechincal attachement /retentition
  • resin flows in crevices between prisms and locks it on
18
Q

what size are enamel prisms?

A

3-6microns in diameter

19
Q

what path of enamel prisms follow?

A

ameloblasts so 90 degrees to ADJ

20
Q

what course to the enamel prisms take?

A

although they look straight in longitudinal section - they take an undulating course

21
Q

what type of enamel is at the cusps of the tooth and why?

A
  • Gnarled enamel
  • the prisms appear twisted around each other
  • give strength due to most forces at the cusps
22
Q

what is striae of retzius?

A

incremental growth lines

23
Q

what is the appliance of striae of retzius?

A

brown lines

24
Q

what does striae of retzius represent?

A

weekly growth

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what results from systemic disturbances ( e.g. illness) / birth (neonatal line) ?
accentuated lines
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which teeth have neonatal line?
- all primary teeth | - permanent 6's
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what is perikymata?
shallow furrow where the striae reach the surface?
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what is imbrication lines of peckerill?
ridges between perikymata
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why is perikymata important?
aesthetically - difference in crown
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what are hunter-schreger bands?
An optical effect reflecting the sinusoidal path of enamel prisms in alternating sheets
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what are enamel spindles?
dentinal tubules in enamel
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what are enamel tufts?
hypomineralised
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what are enamel lamellae?
- developmental - acquired - preparation artefact
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what are the 3 type of amelogenesis imperfecta (enamel anomalies)?
- type I -hypoplastic - type II - hypomaturation - type III- hypocalcified
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Describe type I - hypoplastic.
Features - less matrix formed Clinical :Small crown or pitted/grooved enamel Small–normal crown Colour: Normal or white or yellow/brown
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Describe type II - hypomaturation.
Features- reduced crystal growth Clinical : Opaque cream to yellow brown Surface soft and rough – easily chips/abrades
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Describe type III - hypocalcified.
Features - reduced crystal formation Clinical : Opaque white – yellow brown Surface soft and rough - easily chips/abrades
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what results from molar incisor hypomineralisation (enamel anomalies)?
-  Discrete opaque white soft enamel -  Altered localised ameloblast function  - ?Due to systemic childhood illness
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what results from fluororosis (enamel anomalies)?
- Ameloblasts susceptible to environment - Reduced enamel matrix protein degradation  -Incomplete crystal growth
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what can cause trauma to primary incisors (enamel anomalies)?
-  Intrusion of primary incisors -  Damage to successional tooth germ -  Damage to reduced enamel epithelium