Root Development (Lecture 3) Flashcards

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Reduced Enamel Epithelium
• Remnant of \_\_\_\_\_.
• Formed by all four layers of the \_\_\_\_\_
• Combination of \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_.
• Covers \_\_\_\_\_ crown.
• REE will fuse with \_\_\_\_\_ to form the junctional epithelium during tooth eruption.
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enamel organ
enamel organ
protective ameloblasts
papillary layer
unerupted
oral epithelium
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Root Dentinogenesis
• Events:

– REE grows in an apical direction at the _____.
– Becomes _____.
– Sheath formed by the joining of the _____ and _____.
– HERS induces _____ to become root odontoblasts.
– Root odontoblasts secrete _____ which is soon mineralized.
– HERS then detaches from root dentin and _____ – some remnants persist as _____.
– Roots are not complete until after the tooth has _____ and is in function.

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cervical loop
hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS)
IEE
OEE
DP outer cells
circumpulpal predentin
disintegrates
epithelial rests of malassez
erupted
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Root Formation
Hertwig’s Epithelial Root Sheath (HERS)

  • Uniform growth of this sheath will result in the formation of a _____ rooted tooth
  • Medial ingrowths or invaginations of this sheath will produce _____ rooted teeth
  • The number of roots formed is determined by the number of _____ of the _____
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single
multi
medial ingrowths
cervical loops

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Root Formation
Hertwig’s Epithelial Root Sheath (HERS)
• Dentinogenesis.
– REE → \_\_\_\_\_ → Hertwig’s Epithelial Root Sheath (HERS).
– Epithelial diaphragm.
• Inner layer → induction of \_\_\_\_\_.
• Production of \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_.
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apical growth
root odontoblasts
root mantle
circumpulpal dentin

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Root Formation
REE grows _____ → Hertwig’s Epithelial Root Sheath - HERS

Induction of DP cells to become _____, then _____

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apically
root preodontoblasts
odontoblasts

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Disintegration of HERS

Important to permit the invasion of _____

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dental sac cells

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Root Formation
• Dentinogenesis.
– Occurs at slower rate than \_\_\_\_\_.
• Multiple root formation.
– \_\_\_\_\_ of epithelial diaphragm.
 – Multiple root sheaths or tunnels.
– Multiple root formation follows \_\_\_\_\_ of the epithelial diaphragm
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coronal dentin
medial growth
unequal proliferation

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Root Formation
• Cementogenesis.
– After first root dentin is deposited, the _____ of Herwig’s root sheath _____
• This new dentin comes in contact with _____ that have migrated from the dental sac
• This contact and signals from the odontoblasts induces the _____ to differentiate into _____, which then produce _____

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cervical portion
breaks down
dental sac ectomesenchymal cells
dental sac ectomesenchymal cells
cementoblasts
cementum
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Cementogenesis
– _____ migrate in and contact new root _____ surface.
– Induction of dental sac cells to differentiate into _____.
– Cementoblasts secrete organic matrix – _____ on new dentin surface.
– Cementoid mineralizes into _____.
– In the _____ 1⁄2 to 2/3 of the root, cementoblasts become entrapped in lacunae as _____.
• Similar arrangement as _____ in lacunae.

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dental sac cells
dentin
cementoblasts
cementoid
cementum
apical
cementocytes
osteocytes
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Root Formation
• Cementogenesis.
– Acellular extrinsic fiber cementum. 
• \_\_\_\_\_ cementum.
• HERS \_\_\_\_\_.
• Source of cementoblasts:
– \_\_\_\_\_ induced by local factors.
– \_\_\_\_\_ transformation of HERS cells (less likely).
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primary
disintegrates
dental sac ectomesenchyme cells
epithelial-mesenchymal

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Root Formation
• Cementogenesis.
– Acellular extrinsic fiber cementum.
• _____deposition and intermingling with _____.
• Mineralizes _____ to _____.
• Slow development during eruption → cells remain on _____.
• No _____.

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collagen fibril
mantle dentin fibrils
internal
external
surface
cementoid
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Root Formation
• Cementogenesis.
– Cellular intrinsic fiber cementum.
• \_\_\_\_\_ cementum.
• Deposited after tooth is in \_\_\_\_\_.
• Deposited on \_\_\_\_\_ dentin surface – fiber intermingling.
• \_\_\_\_\_ formation w/less mineralization.
• Cementoblasts become entrapped in lacunae as \_\_\_\_\_.
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secondary
occlusion
unmineralized
rapid
cementocytes
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Periodontal Ligament
• Events:
– Dental sac ectomesenchyme cells differentiate into _____.
– Fibroblasts secrete _____.
– Collagen fibers become anchored in _____ as it is deposited by _____.

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fibroblasts
collagen fibers
cementum
cementoblasts

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Root Formation-Fate of HERS Cells
• Epithelial Rests of Malassez.
– Remnant of _____ that have _____ from the root surface.
– Network of _____ that remain within the PDL.
– Can become _____ within the PDL.
• Most will _____, while a few may calcify and become _____

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HERS
detached
epithelial cells
tumor-forming cells
degenerate and disappear
'cementicles'
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Root Anomalies
• Anomalies that result from a disturbance in \_\_\_\_\_.
– Exposed \_\_\_\_\_.
– Enamel \_\_\_\_\_.
– \_\_\_\_\_ canals.
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hertwig’s epithelial rooth sheath
root dentin
pearls
accessory root

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Eruptive Tooth Movement
Reduced Enamel Epithelium (REE)

REE produces and releases _____ that degrade the tissues between _____ and _____

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enzymes
REE
oral epithelium

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Eruptive Tooth Movement
Fusion of tissues

REE fuses with _____
breakdown of _____

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oral epithelium

oral epithelium

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Eruptive Tooth Movement

Initial junctional epithelium
Tip of erupting tooth

The _____ of the tooth in the oral cavity
Formation of the _____

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initial emergence

initial junctional epithelium

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Eruptive Tooth Movement
• _____ continues to develop.
• _____ fibers develop.
• C.T. between reduced enamel epithelium (REE) and oral epithelium _____.
• REE and oral epithelium _____.
• Enzymes break down fused epithelia → _____ for eruption of crown.
• Following initial emergence of a tooth in oral cavity, its eruption _____ until it reaches the _____ plane.

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alveolar process
PDL
degenerates
fuse
tunnel
speeds up (at maximum rate)
occlusal
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Eruptive Tooth Movement
Dentogingival junction forms initially
from _____

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REE

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Eruptive Tooth Movement
- No _____, since the REE and oral epithelium have no _____ in them.
- The root formation of a tooth is _____ after the tooth has been in function:
• Deciduous teeth: _____ years. • Permanent teeth: _____years.

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hemorrhage
blood vessels
not complete
1-1.5 years
2-3 years
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Eruptive Tooth Movement
• Roots grow _____ → _____ resorbs.
• During eruption, _____ fill in resorbed fundus → _____.

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apically
bony fundus
bony trabeculae
“bone ladder”