quiz on Lecture 8 Flashcards
composition of dentin: inorganic, organic, and water
inorganic: 70%
organic: 20%
water: 10%
dentin is covered by what in the crown, and by what on the root
enamel; cementum
dentin protects the pulp and
makes up the bulk of the tooth
is dentin vascular or avascular
avascular
what color is dentin
yellowish; esp during attrition(occurs faster if dentin is exposed rather than for enamel); not whiter than enamel
dentin is also:
slightly elastic
apposition of dentin occurs how often?
throughout the life of the tooth; does not stop after eruption like enamel
odontoblasts were peripheral cells of the what
dental papilla
where do odontoblast start making dentin?
at DEJ
this is surrounded by predentin(newly deposited uncalcified dentin matrix) and goes toward the inside; long cellular extension located within dentinal tubule
odontoblastic processes
lines of von ebner are what?
incremental lines; hypomineralized
where does mineralization occur in dentin
predentin/dentin complex
as the previous later of predentin becomes dentin;
a new layer of predentin is formed
predentin matures by forming these which mineralize/calcify into mature dentin and fuse like water colors on paper
globules
layer- areas of calcified dentin with hypomineralized areas at their surface(contains interglobular dentin); in book: both primary and secondary mineralization have occured with complete crystalline fusion and appear as lighter rounded areas on a microscope
globular dentin
occurs in coronal dentin near DEJ; hypomineralized area between calcified globules where globules are fused incompletely
interglobular dentin
dentin tubules are hypomineralized or hyper?
hypo
process are enclosed in a
dentinal tubule
dentinal tubules can run from DEJ
the periphery of the pulp
tubules are crowded near the
pulp due to narrowing of this region
tubules follow S-shape path along length of
tubules
movement of odontoblasts to a narrower area
primary curve