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Diagram of a healthy human molar showing the enamel, cementum, pulp, and dentin which make up the structure, as well as the surrounding tissues The causes of ankylosis of teeth is uncertain. One common belief is the role of genetic factors with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, evidenced by the appearance of family occurrence in ...
Enamel-dentin fracture A fracture is confined to enamel and dentin with loss of tooth structure, but exposing the pulp; Not tender upon percussion test; If tenderness is observed, evaluate the tooth for possible luxation or root fracture injury; Normal mobility; Sensibility pulp test is usually positive; Enamel-dentin loss is visible
The dentinoenamel junction or dentin-enamel junction (DEJ) [1] is the boundary between the enamel and the underlying dentin that form the solid architecture of a tooth. It is also known as the amelo - dentinal junction, [ 2 ] or ADJ.
Cross-sectional diagram of a molar tooth. 1: crown, 2: root, 3: enamel, 4: dentin and dentin tubules, 5: pulp chamber, 6: blood vessels and nerve within root canal, 7: periodontal ligament, 8: apex and periapical region, 9: alveolar bone VITA classical A1-D4 shade guide arranged according to value VITA classical A1-D4 shade guide arranged according to chroma; A: red-brown, B: red-yellow, C ...
Enamel tufts do not normally lead to enamel failure, due to these defects stabilizing potential fractures. The processes involved include the creation of stress shielding by increasing the compliance of enamel next to the dentin. [8] Decussation is another factor by which cracks form wavy stepwise extensions that arrest their further development.
Dentin, less mineralized and less brittle, 3–4 in hardness, compensates for enamel and is necessary as a support. [7] On radiographs, the differences in the mineralization of different portions of the tooth and surrounding periodontium can be noted; enamel appears lighter than dentin or pulp since it is denser than both and more radiopaque. [8]
Cross-section of a tooth. B is dentin. Dentin (/ ˈ d ɛ n t ɪ n / DEN-tin) (American English) or dentine (/ ˈ d ɛ n ˌ t iː n / DEN-teen or / ˌ d ɛ n ˈ t iː n / DEN-TEEN) (British English) (Latin: substantia eburnea) is a calcified tissue of the body and, along with enamel, cementum, and pulp, is one of the four major components of teeth.
Tooth development begins at week 6 in utero, in the oral epithelium. The process is divided into three stages: Initiation; Morphogenesis and; Histogenesis [2]; At the end of week 7 i.u., localised proliferations of cells in the dental laminae form round and oval swellings known as tooth buds, which will eventually develop into mesenchymal cells and surround the enamel organ.