Tooth Structure
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Created by:
rcmccreary on November 9, 2010
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cementum, enamel, dentin, pulp
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English | Latin |
|---|---|
 ameloblasts form? | enamel |
| odontobasts form? | dentin |
| fibroblasts form? | pulp |
| only in root | cementum |
| Nasmyth's membrane where? | enamel |
| bulk of tooth | dentin |
| thickest at apex, thinnest at CEJ | cementum |
| soft structure | pulp |
| 96% organic 4% inorganic | enamel |
| light yellow color | dentin |
| nerves and blood | pulp |
| 70%organic 30%inorganic | dentin |
| protects pulp | dentin |
| attachment to socket | cementum |
| calcium & phosphorus= inorganic | enamel & dentin |
| nourishes dentin | pulp |
| calcified substance | enamel |
| tubules make s-shaped pattern | dentin |
| has chamber in crown | pulp |
| 55%inorganic 45%organic | cementum |
| made of rods/prisms | enamel |
| Lines of Retzius (aged rings) | enamel |
| inorganic=calcium salts | cementum |
| protects dentin | enamel |
| mass of calcified dentin= ____stones | pulp |
| Sharpeys Fibers | cementum |
| imbrication lines of Von Ebner | dentin |
| primary/secondary | dentin |
| nutritional loss = ____ dysplasia | enamel |
| fluoride strengthens | enamel |
| secretory surface aka Tomes process | enamel |
| peridontium asset | cementum |
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