Odontogenesis Flashcards

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3 stages of odontogenesis?

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  1. Bud stage
  2. Cap stage
  3. Bell stage
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Horse shoe shaped band of thickened epithelium in the mandibular and maxillary arches?

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Primary epithelial band

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Enamel organ is composed of? (4)

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  • Outer and inner enamel epithelium
  • Stellate reticulum
  • Stratum intermedium
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Star shaped network of cells found at the center of the enamel organ?

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Stellate reticulum

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Found between the stellate reticulum and inner dental epithelium?

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Stratum intermedium

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5
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Serves as the enamel pulp?

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Stellate reticulum

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Tooth germ comprises of? (3)

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  • Enamel organ
  • Dental papilla
  • Dental follicle/sac
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Transitory structures (3)

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  • Enamel knot/Aherns knot
  • Enamel cord
  • Enamel navel
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Condensation of cells found at the midportion of the enamel organ?

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Enamel knot

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Vertical extension of the enamel knot towards the outer enamel epithelium?

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Enamel cord

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Indentation found at the outer enamel epithelium?

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Enamel navel

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It forms the site of the future cusp tips or incisal edge?

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Enamel navel

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Part of the enamel organ containing the mucoid fluid?

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Stellate reticulum

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13
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3 physiologic processes of odontogenesis?

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  1. Morphodifferentiation
  2. Histodifferentiation
  3. Apposition
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14
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It determines the shape of the crown?

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Membrana preformativa

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Membrana preformativa is also called?

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Basement membrane

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It marks the line which will become the DEJ of the finished tooth?

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Membrana preformativa

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It initiates the peripheral cells of the dental papilla to become odontoblasts.

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Preameloblasts

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What causes the preameloblasts to become ameloblasts?

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Secretion of dentinal matrix by the odontoblasts

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19
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True or false. Predentin is completely organic when formed?

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True

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20
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This process is responsible for the production of enamel in the form of rods?

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Tome’s process

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21
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Which is formed first: enamel or dentin?

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Dentin

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Final product of ameloblasts which is a protective covering of the enamel?

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Primary enamel cuticle

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Primary enamel cuticle is also called?

A

Nasmyth’s membrane

24
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Fusion of the enamel organ will form the?

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Reduced enamel epithelium

25
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Also called “dental cuticle”?

A

Secondary enamel cuticle

26
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Is the secondary enamel cuticle mineralized or non mineralized?

A

Non mineralized

27
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Dental cuticle is produced by?

A

Reduced enamel epithelium

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When the reduced enamel epithelium combines with the oral epithelium, it is now called?

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Junctional epithelium

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It divides the dental lamina into two?

A

Enamel niche

30
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Dental lamina found in the labial?

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Lateral lamina strand

31
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Dental lamina which gives rise to the succedaneous teeth?

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Dental lamina proper or Successional lamina

32
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Gives rise to the bud of permanent molars?

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Accessional tooth germ

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Succesional lamina is found on the labial or lingual side?

A

Lingual

34
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Remnants of dental lamina?

A

Glands of Serres

35
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Disturbed dental lamina may cause? (3)

A
  • Supernumerary teeth
  • Cyst or tumor
  • Epithelial mass
36
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Point where OEE and IEE come together?

A

Cervical loop

37
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HERS is formed before or after the crown is completed?

A

After the crown is completed

38
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Formed when HERS bend at a nearly 45 degree angle?

A

Epithelial diaphragm

39
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Determines the number of roots?

A

Epithelial diaphragm

40
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Articular membrane on the surface of the root?

A

Enameloid

41
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What produces enameloid?

A

Outer root sheath cells

42
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Remnants of HERS?

A

Epithelial rests of Malassez

43
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Persistent HERS may cause? (3)

A

Enamel pearl

Cementicles

Cyst or tumors

44
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Point where the epithelial diaphragm of a multirooted tooth will meet?

A

Bifurcation/trifurcation

45
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A condition where teeth may develop in abnormal locations such as in ovary and hypophysis?

A

Dermoid cyst

46
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Partial anodontia

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Hypodontia

47
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Presence of supernumerary teeth?

A

Hyperdontia

48
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Hyperdontia is more commonly observed in the maxilla or mandible?

A

90% in maxilla

49
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Extra molars/4th molar

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Disto/paramolars

50
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Intrinsic stains caused by taking antibiotic during tooth development?

A

Tetracycline stains

51
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Teeth being present at birth?

A

Natal teeth

52
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Mottling of the enamel?

A

Fluorosis

53
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Disturbance in morphodifferentiation of the tooth may cause? (3)

A
  • Extra cusp
  • Twinning/gemination
  • Hutchinson’s incisor/notch