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72 Cards in this Set
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______________ cells induce epithelial cells to migrate downwards.
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neural crest
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At what week in development does downward growth of the epithelium begin?
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Week 5 or 6
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Dental and vestibular lamina form during what stage of growth?
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bud stage
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what are the three morphological stages of tooth growth?
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bud, cap and bell stage
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basal cells of the tooth bud, continuous with basal cells of the oral epithelium, will become what layers later on?
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inner and outer enamel epithelial layers
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Name the four layers of the enamel organ from outside to inside.
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Outer enamel epithelium, stellate reticulum, stratum intermedium, inner enamel epithelium
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the dental papilla is located adjacent to the (inner/outer) enamel epithelium?
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inner
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the dental sac is located adjacent to the (inner/outer) enamel epithelium?
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outer
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the inner enamel epithelium will become what cells?
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ameloblasts
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the dental sac will become _____________?
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peridontium
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the dental papilla will become ____________?
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dentin and pulp
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cells at the top of the dental papilla will differentiate into _____________?
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odontoblasts
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at the end of the cap stage, the dental lamina becomes ____________?
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perforated
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What is the function of the stratum intermedium?
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to nourish ameloblasts
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at what stage does the dental lamina begin to disintegrate?
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bell stage
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the cervical loop is the junction of what two layers?
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inner and outer enamel epithelia
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the cervical loop is present until the completion of the _________?
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crown
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What begins deposition in the appositional stage?
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dentin and enamel
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T or F: capillaries surround the enamel organ during the appositional stage?
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True
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the successional lamina will help to form what structure?
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permanent or secondary tooth
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to what side of the primary tooth bud does the successional lamina form?
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lingual
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Name the four causes of congenitally missing teeth.
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1. physical disruption of obstruction of the dental lamina
2. space limitation 3. functional abnormalities of the dental epithelium 4. failure of initiation of the underlying mesenchyme |
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____________ is the absence of 6 or fewer teeth.
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hypodontia
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_____________ is the absence of more than 6 teeth.
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oligodontia
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gene mutations can be responsible for (oligodontia/hypodontia)
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oligodontia
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what are the 5 functional stages in cytodifferentiation?
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formative, maturative, protective, organizing, morphogenic
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during what functional stage does the tome's process form?
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formative stage
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the ruffled border of the ameloblast forms during which funtional stage?
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maturative
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List the functional stages of ameloblast cytodifferentiation in order.
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Morphogenic, organizing, formative, maturative, protective
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Both ameloblasts and odontoblasts are (polarized/non-polarized).
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polarized
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What does it mean that a cell is polarized?
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The nucleus is at one end of the cell
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The secretory ends of odontoblasts and ameloblasts are both located at the ______________?
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basal lamina
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Odontoblasts and ameloblasts both communicate via _____________?
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gap junctions
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Ameloblasts communicate with each in order to produce a ________________? (odontoblasts do this also)
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5um of product per day
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Product formation from ameloblasts and odontoblasts starts in (fissures/cusps)?
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cusps
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Predentin is made from (epithelial/connective tissue) cells?
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connective tissue
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Dentin resembles bone because it is _____________ in a proteoglycan/glycoprotein rich ___________________.
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collagen fibers, ground substance
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Ameloblasts produce two glycoproteins. What are they?
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amelogenin, enamelin
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Dentin mineralizes (before/after) deposition?
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after
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T or F: enamel contains hydroxyapatite at deposition?
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True
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Maturation of enamel involves the (enlargement/addition of) hydroxyapatite crystals at the expense of the matrix?
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enlargement
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Odontoblastic processes became encased by _______________?
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the dentinal tubule
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_____________ cells stay vital after eruption while ____________ cells are lost.
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odontoblast, ameloblast
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Which is capable of repair when damaged, enamel or dentin?
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dentin
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When does root formation begin?
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1. When the crown is completed
2. the tooth begins erupting 3. when the cervical loops grows down to become the epithelial root sheath and epithelial diaphragm 4. ERS induces odontoblast formation |
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What encloses the pulp cavity at the apical end?
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epithelial diaphragm
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The opening in the epithelial diaphragm is called ____________?
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the apical foramen
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the epithelial root sheath grows (apically/coronally)?
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apically
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name two functions of the epithelial root sheath.
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1. shapes root and induces odontoblasts
2. shapes DCJ (dentino-cemental) |
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the epithelial root sheath grows at the (same/slower/faster) rate as eruption of the crown?
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same
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Cytodifferentiation in the root begins where?
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at the cervix of the tooth
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Does the inner enamel epithelium differentiate in the root?
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No (no enamel)
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Basement membrane on (inside/outside/both sides) of epithelial root sheath breaks down?
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both sides
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The parts of the epithelial root sheath that are left behind when it disintegrates are called _________________?
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epithelial rests
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epithelial rests are also known as ______________?
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Islands of Malassez
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What must disintegrate before cementoblast cytodifferentiation can occur?
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epithelial root sheath
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What cells are the precursors of cemtoblasts?
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fibroblasts
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What must be calcified before cementum can form?
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predentin
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Cementum is laid down as _________________?
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cementoid
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Which type of cementum is layed down first, acellular or cellular?
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acellular
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secretion of cementum traps fibers of the ______?
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PDL
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Most cementum is deposited (before/after) eruption and occlusion?
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after
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What is the difference between a cementoblast and a cemetocyte?
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A cementocyte is a cementoblast which has been trapped in cementum
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What structure is embedded in the PDL?
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epithelial rests
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(Cementum/enamel/dentin) most resembles bone?
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cementum
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T or F: deposition of cementum stops shortly after occlusion?
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False, deposition continues throughout life
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What enters through the apical foramen?
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nerves, aterioles and venules
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What determines the diameter of the apical foramen?
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the epithelial diaphragm
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Multiple roots are formed by fusion of the (epithelial root sheath/epithelial diaphragm)?
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epithelial diaphragm
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Growth of multirooted teeth is the (same/different) than single rooted teeth?
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same
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Primary teeth are anchored in a __________ while permanent teeth are anchored in a _____________?
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bony trough, bony socket
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T or F: permanent teeth have interdental bone while primary teeth do not.
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True
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