Tooth Development Flashcards
What is the basic repeating structure of hydroxyapatite?
OH- ion surrounded by 3 Ca2+ ions, surrounded by 3 PO43- ions, enclosed by 6 Ca2+ ions
What is the result of F- substituting OH- in hydroxyapatite?
- stabilises the lattice
- makes it more acid resistant
- F- and prevention
What is the critical pH of hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite?
Hydroxyapatite: 5.5
Fluorapatite: 4.5
what are the three theories of mineralisation?
- Alkaline phosphotase hypothesis
- Nucleation ( homogeneous and heterogeneous)
- Matrix vesicles
What is the alkaline phosphatase hypothesis of mineralisation?
Alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme present in developing teeth and bones, drives the formation of apatite.
What is the homogeneous nucleation theory of mineralisation?
The formation of a 1st solid from a solution of ions in which no solid previously existed
Can homogeneous nucleation occur for hydroxyapatite?
No, hydroxyapatite crystals do not form spontaneously in a supersaturated solution
what is heterogenous nucleation?
A foreign solid will assist nucleation of a crystal
What may act as an epitactic agent in heterogeneous nucleation, promoting formation of crystals?
Organic matrix
what are possible nucleators of heterogenous nucleation?
Collagen
Proteoglycans
Lipids
Phosphoproteins
Where do crystals form in collagen structures?
In the gaps
what are the accepted theories of mineralisation?
- heterogeneous nucleation
- matrix vesicles
What is the first central tissue to form?
Dentine
What are matrix vesicles?
Membrane packages produced by cells, that contain high concentrations of Ca2+ and PO43- ions
What is the main benefit of matrix vesicles in mineralisation?
They provide an ideal micro environment for crystal formation and growth (mineralisation)
What is the function of matrix vesicles?
They help to initiate mineralisation in a tissue
What is the sequence of hard tissue mineralisation for a tooth?
- Dentine
- Enamel
- Cementum
Matrix vesicles are involved in the formation of what hard tissue?
Mantle dentine
What type of cells is dentine derived from?
Ectomesenchymal cells
What are the 4 stages of a tooth germ?
- Bud stage
- Cap stage
- Bell stage
- Crown stage
In what stage of tooth germ do hard tissues start to appear?
End of bell stage, start of crown stage
what cells form dentine?
Odontoblasts
Where are odontoblasts derived from?
From the cells of the dental papilla
At what part of the developing tooth does dentine formation begin?
At the cusp tip
What are the three stages of dentine formation?
- cytodifferentiation
- matrix formation
- mineralisation
what happens during the cytodifferentiation stage of dentine formation?
Cells change from papilla cells to odontoblasts. This requires instruction from epithelial cells.
what happens during the matrix formation stage of dentine formation?
Odontoblasts produce matrix and promote mineralisation
What type of cells are found in the enamel organ, and what does it form?
Cell type: epithelial cells
Forms: enamel
What type of cells are found in the dental papilla, and what does it form?
Cell type: ectomesenchymal cells
Forms: odontoblasts
What type of cells are found in the dental follicle, and what does it form?
Cell type: ectomesenchymal cells
Forms: supporting tissues ( PDL, bone, socket and cementum)
what are the five components of the enamel organ?
- Outer enamel epithelium
- Stellate reticulum
- Stratum intermedium
- Inner enamel epithelium
- Cervical loop
Give the 6 steps involved in the formation of dentine from the dental papilla
- Dental papilla cells divide
- Cells enlarge and cross acellular space
- Increased synthetic/ secretory organelles
- The organic matrix is secreted = predentine
- Odontoblasts retreat secreting predentine
- Predentine mineralises forming dentine
What process signals the start of enamel formation?
Disintegration of the basal lamina
What are the two initial types of dentine?
- Mantle dentine
- Circumpulpal dentine
What is the first formed dentine?
Mantle dentine
What is the mantle dentine characterised by?
- large collagen fibrils at 90 degrees to the ADJ
- matrix vesicles are involved in it’s formation
What will the inner enamel epithelium cells mature into?
Ameloblasts
what happens to epithelial cells as they mature?
They elongate
What direction do ameloblast’s move during enamel formation?
Upwards and outwards
What process has allowed for enamel prisms to crucially exist?
Tomes process
What governs the shape of enamel prisms?
- tomes process
- direction of retreat of ameloblasts
What is the final cue for onset of amelogenesis?
- Dentine formation
- Breakdown of basal lamina
What is the enamel organic matrix made up of?
Amorphous gel containing enamel proteins and enzymes
What are the three enamel proteins within the amorphous gel organic matrix?
- amelogenins (90%)
- enamelins (2%)
- tuftelin (confined to ADJ)
what are amelogenins rich in?
Proline and glutamine
What two features characterise amelogenins?
- hydrophobic
- thixotropic (changes in properties depending on conditions)
What are the three main roles of enamel proteins?
- aid nucleation of hydroxyapatite
- orientate and stabilise crystal growth
- broken down and lost during maturation
What does enamel require to mature?
Mineral ions to move IN and enamel matrix to move OUT
What proteins are contained in the enamel matrix that flows out?
Amelogenins
What proteins are contained in the enamel matrix that remains once mineral ions start to flow into enamel?
Enamelin
when is the tomes process lost?
When most of the enamel thickness is laid down
Why is the last formed enamel aprismatic?
Because there is no Tomes process present, it is lost once most of enamel thickness is laid down.
What is the protein layer, formed when maturation of enamel is complete and is the final ameloblast secretion, called?
Enamel cuticle or reduced enamel epithelium
When does the ‘reduced enamel epithelium’ form?
When enamel formation is complete
What are the three functions of reduced enamel epithelium?
- Protection of enamel surface from resorption or prevention of cementum formation
- Provide an epithelial lined pathway for eruption
- Forms initial junctional epithelium
Define:
The differentiation of cells into specialised tissues and organs during growth
Histogenesis
Define:
First stage of tooth development
Initiation stage
what is the vestibular lamina?
Contributes to the vestibule of the mouth, delineating the lips and cheeks from the teeth. Involved in formation of sulcus.
Define:
The second stage of tooth germ development
Bud stage
Define:
The third stage of tooth germ development
Cap stage
Define:
The fourth stage of tooth germ development
Bell stage
Define:
The last stage of tooth germ development
Crown stage or late bell stage
Define:
Outer layer of cuboidal cells that limits the enamel organ
External enamel epithelium
Define:
Two or three layers of cells sitting above the inner enamel epithelium
Stratum intermedium
Define:
A group of star-shaped cells located in the centre of the enamel organ
Stellate reticulum
Define:
Columnar shaped cells rich in RNA, connected by desmosomes to each other. Part of the enamel organ.
Inner enamel epithelium
Define:
A form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells and forms he tissues of the neck and cranium.
Ectomesenchyme
What growth factor does ectomesenchyme have receptors for which allows its condensation to occur?
FGF8
What does the primary epithelial band give rise to?
- dental lamina
- vestibular lamina
What process does the vestibular lamina undergo to form the vestibule between teeth and lips/cheeks?
Apoptosis
What week in tooth development does differentiation between dental and vestibular lamina occur?
Week 7
What week in tooth development does apoptosis of the vestibular lamina begin?
Week 9
What week in tooth development is apoptosis of vestibular lamina complete, leaving a sulcus ?
Week 12
what are the three overlapping phases of tooth development?
- Initiation
- Morphogenesis
- Histogenesis
What does epithelium (ectoderm) give rise to?
- enamel
- hyaline layer of root
what does mesenchyme (ectomesenchyme) give rise to?
- dentine
- pulp
- cementum
- periodontium
which tissue is thought to have odontogenic potential so initiates tooth development?
Epithelium
what are the three components of a tooth germ?
- enamel organ
- dental papilla
- dental follicle
What stage of tooth development is described here?:
- spherical/ovoid epithelial condensation
- cell proliferation
- no histodifferentiation or morphogenesis
Bud stage
What stage of tooth development is described here?:
- enamel organ formation
- histodifferentiation and morphogenesis
Bell stage