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