operative midterm lecture 1 Flashcards
90-92% of enamel is
hydroxyapatite
strong and brittle
enamel
enamel rods
larger diameter near:
smaller near:
larger diameter near: surface
smaller near: dentin borders
enamel rods are ___ to long axis, and radiate _____
what should you never leave when prepping?
pp says perpendicular and radiate outward (parallel at occlusion)
never leave unsupported enamel
can act as food/bacteria trap
leads to decay
grooves and fissures
hypomineralized
extend into enamel from DEJ
enamel tufts
thin faults between enamel rod group
extend from enamel toward DEJ
enamel lamellae
hypomineralized zone where dentin meets enamel
DEJ
dentino-enamel junction
enamel solubility increases as you approach
DEJ
what lowers acid solubility
fluoride
strong and resilient
living tissue
pulp dentin complex
largest portion of tooth
located in both coronal and root portions of tooth
dentin
forms walls of pulp chamber
dentin
if dentin formed before or after enamel
formed immediately prior to enamel
formation of what continues throughout the life of the pulp
dentin
odontoblastic process crossed into enamel
may serve as pain receptors!
enamel spindles
where do dentinal tubules canals extend
from DEJ/DCJ to pulp
dentinal tubules are lined with
peritubular dentin
_____dentin is between dentinal tubules
intertubular dentin
where is the diameter of dentinal tubules largest at?
pulp
number of tubules/squares mm greatest at
pulp
formed by secondary odontoblasts
response to moderate irritant
at end of tubules at surface of pulp
(formed in response to trauma, chronic irritation, etc)
reparative dentin
primary dentin that has changed
-peritubular dentin widens, fills with calcified material
sclerotic dentin
dentin hardness averages ____ that of enamel
1/5
where is dentin harder?
harder near DEJ than near pulp
50% hydroxapatite
dentin
(dentin)
fluid movement in tubules=
dentinal sensitivity
odontoblastic process wrapped in nerves and fluid in dentinal tubules
hydrodynamic theory of pain transmission
(dentin sensitivity)
enamel/cementum removed during preparation= seal lost
causing small fluid movements in tubules=distortions in nerve endings =
pain
created whenever tooth is cut/prepared
plugs dentinal tubules
smear layer
-gray, semi-translucent
-color depends on underlying dentin
-becomes temporarily whiter when dehydrated
-shiny
enamel
yellow-white
dull, opaque
dentin
covers root surface
softer than dentin
formed continually
cementum