Mystery 1
What is resorption?
the process of the body removing bone
What joins the enamel at the CEJ?
cementum
What is the dentin that forms before eruption?
primary dentin
What is the dentin that continues at very slow rate throughout the life of the tooth?
secondary dentin
What dentin is also known as the reparative dentin?
tertiary dentin
Enamel is composed of million of calcified ____ ____.
enamel rods
What are osteoblast responsible for?
bone formation
What are osteoclasts responsible for?
resorption ( taking away) bone
What is the shedding of teeth called?
exfoliation
What is the mesenchyme surrounding that condenses to form a capsule-like structure called?
dental sac
What does initiation starts with?
dental lamina
What is an example of a teratogens?
thalidomide
What is the process of tooth formation?
odontogenesis
What is the bud stage is know as?
initiation
Dental tubes are made of up living tissue and _______ _____
dentinal tubes
What makes up the pulp?
blood and nerves
What is the hardest substance in the body?
enamel
What do cementoblast form?
cementum
What is the pulp that is located at the root of the tooth?
Radicular pulp
What is the pulp that is located in the crown of the tooth?
coronal pulp
What dentin is formed in response to irritation and appears as a localized deposit?
tertiary dentin
What do odontoblast form?
dentin
What process happens in the bell stage?
histodifferentiation
What is the cap stage also known as?
proliferation
What cells become ameloblasts in the bell stage?
epithelial cells