Tooth Development Flashcards
what are the 3 primary embryonic layers?
ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm
what layer is tooth enamel derived from?
ectoderm
apart from enamel, what are all parts of teeth and supporting structures derived from?
ectomesenchyme
what is the ectomesenchyme
part of the neural crest that develops beside the primitive nervous system (ectoderm)
what do teeth develop from
tooth germs
what is the neural crest also called?
ectomesenchyme
what does the neural crest tissue migrate into?
the developing face and jaws
what is mandibulofacial dysostosis
failure of ectomesenchymal cells to migrate
what are the stages in tooth development?
initiation, morphogenesis, cytodifferentiation, matrix secretion, root formation
when does the primary epithelial band form?
6 weeks IUL
what does the primary epithelium band appear as?
thickening in epithelium of embryonic mouth (stomodaeum)
what happens to the primary epithelial band at 7 weeks IUL?
it grows into the jaw and divides into vestibular lamina and dental lamina
what does vestibular lamina form?
buccal sulcus
what does dental lamina form?
enamel organ
at 8 weeks what is the dental lamina shaped like?
a horse shoe
when does the enamel bud stage take place
8-10 weeks IUL
what happens during the enamel bud stage?
dental lamina thickens into bud stage enamel organ and ectomesenchymal condensation appears (dental papilla)
when is the enamel cap stage?
11 weeks
what happens in the enamel cap stage?
enamel organ forms a cap over dental papilla - EEE and IEE meet at the cervical loops
what are placodes?
different ways that different tissues forms a bud stage
what can ectodermal dysplasia affect?
not only teeth but also hair and other tissues
how can you treat ectodermal dysplasia?
gene therapy
when is the enamel bell stage
14 weeks IUL
what happens in the bell stage
the tooth is being refined