tooth development Flashcards
what are the 3 steps in root development
1) after crown formation, the IEE + OEE at cervical loop of enamel organ form a double layered EPITHELIAL ROOT SHEATH OF HERTWIG
2) the sheath encloses the dental papilla and grows APICALLY to outline shape of future root + form of the APICAL FORAMEN
3) cells of the dental follicle seen adjacent to the sheath
so root development involves an interaction between which 3 components
1) dental follicle
2) dental papilla
3) epithelial root sheath of hertwig
what do cells forming the inner layer of the root sheath induce
peripheral cells of the dental papilla to differentiate into ODONTOBLASTS
what is the role of the newly differentiated odontoblasts and what does this allow
produce root dentine
- as root dentine is laid down the epithelial root sheath breaks up allowing dental follicle cells to come into contact w root dentine
what do cells of the dental follicle adjacent to root dentine differentiate into and what does this initiate
CEMENTOBLAST-LIKE CELLS
- cementogenesis starts w formation of acellular primary cementum
what happens to remaining dental follicle cells after others have differentiated into odontoblasts and cementoblast like cells
- become obliquely orientated
- differentiate into FIBROBLASTS of the pdl
what is the role of the newly differentiated fibroblasts and what do these do
secrete COLLAGEN which becomes embedded as SHARPEYS FIBRES into
a) ACELLULAR CEMENTUM ON ROOT SURFACE
b) DEVELOPING ALVEOLAR BONE OF TOOTH SOCKET
what of the epithelial root sheath of hertwig may be retained and how can we see this histologically?
epithelial remnants
- seen as EPITHELIAL RESTS OF MALASSEZ in the pdl
when does development of the face begin
4th week of prenatal development
which 5 facial processes form around the primitive mouth
1) stomodeum
2) frontonasal process
3) maxillary process
4) mandibular arch
5) mandibular symphisis
what is the stomodeum
- precursor of mouth + anterior lobe of pituitary gland
- depression between brain + pericardium
what is the frontonasal process
- unpaired swelling
- develops to form the face
what is the maxillary process
- triangular, embryonic process
- grows from dorsal end of mandibular arch
what is the mandibular arch
- lower lip, mandible, masticatory muscles, anterior part of tongue develop from it
what is the mandibular symphisis
- line of junction where the 2 lateral halves of the mandible fuse
what happens at the beginning of week 6 of prenatal development
- primitive mouth (stomodeum) is lined by ECTODERM (outer part of ectoderm gives rise to ORAL EPITHELIUM)
because basal cells of oral ectoderm proliferate more rapidly than those of adjacent areas it leads to formation of the primary epithelial band (PEB)
what happens after fertilisation?
- zygotes undergoes mitosis
- w ongoing mitosis + fluid secretion by cells the zygote now becomes a BLASTOCYTE
what does the blastocyte do
- travels to become implanted in endometrium of uterus
- grows and a BILAMINAR EMBRYONIC DISC develops during week 2 of prenatal development (in embryonic period)
what forms during the beginning of the 3rd week of prenatal development
TRILAMINAR EMBRYONIC DISC
what develops from the neuroectoderm and what do they do
- specialised group of NEURAL CREST CELLS (NCCs)
- migrate from crests of the neural fold, then join the mesoderm to form ectomesenchyme
what is the role of ectomesenchyme in development
- involved in development of many face and neck structures
- ie branchial arches which differentiate to form most of connective tissue of head
explain primary epithelial band formation
- seen as horseshoe shape on epithelial surface of developing alveolar processes (future jaws) at week 6 of prenatal development
- here embryos oral epithelium thickens by thickening of superficial layer of cells AND multiplication of cells in the basal layer
PEB invades underlying ectomesenchyme in 2 horseshoe shaped arches
what are the similarities and differences between amelogenesis and dentinogenesis
sim = secretory cells, mineral content, periodic deposition diffs = secretory cell renewal, initial organic matrix, tissue maturation, onset of mineralisation, reactive processes
what happens by week 7
primary epithelial band epithelium grows / invaginates deeper into underlying ectomesenchyme tissue
it is induced to divide and produce
1) buccal placed vestibular lamina
2) lingual place dental lamina
what is the buccally placed vestibular lamina
oral vestibule =
contributes to development of vestibule of mouth (lining of lips, cheeks, buccal sulcus)
what is the lingual place dental lamina
tooth formation =
- arch (horseshoe) shaped thickening / invagination of the epithelium
- lines the developing maxillary + mandibular processes which contributes to development of the teeth
- series of swellings deep in dental lamina = correspond to size of deciduous teeth
how does the dental lamina form
- initially in the midline for both arches
- progresses posteriorly
what is observable by week 8 and what are these
- development of a series of swellings on deep surface of lamina
- they are EARLY DEVELOPING TOOTH GERMS
- each surrounded by ECTOMESENCHYMAL CONDENSATION
how is odontoblast differentiation initiated
1) odontoblasts differentiate from peripheral ectomesenchymal cells of dental papilla (these cells divide into pre-odontoblasts in contact w the basal lamina + some daughter cells migrating below this layer)
2) initiated by series of epithelial signals from cells of IEE as they differentiate into pre-ameloblasts
what changes are seen in differentiating preodontoblasts and preameloblasts
both develop into columnar secretory cells with reverse polarity and intracellular secretory organelles