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TCDHA Histology- Lectures 6,7,8,9- Exam questions with precise detailed answers

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TCDHA Histology- Lectures | | |




6,7,8,9- Exam questions with | | | |




precise detailed answers | |




enamel - Correct answer ✔covers anatomical crown
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avascular/non-vital



96% inorganic- calcium hydroxyapatite
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3% water
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1% organic- enamelin
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amelogenesis - Correct answer ✔process of enamel matrix formation and
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mineralization |




occurs during appositional stage
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DENTIN MUST BE PRESENT | | |




enamel is first formed in - Correct answer ✔cusp/tip area of tooth
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,ameloblasts - Correct answer ✔produce enamel matrix
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develop on inner surface of enamel organ (IEE)
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cause outer cells of dental papilla to become odontoblasts
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tomes process - Correct answer ✔secretes enamel matrix
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enamel pearl - Correct answer ✔small spherical enamel projections on root
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surface



enamel dysplasia - Correct answer ✔faulty development of enamel
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deepened pits and fissures - Correct answer ✔common
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when ameloblasts back into one another during apposition
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larger areas for dental caries
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sealants - Correct answer ✔used in prevention of caries
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Mineralization - Correct answer ✔complete and immediate | | | | | | |

,ameloblasts actively pump calcium hydroxyapatite into forming enamel matrix
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as it is secreted by tomes process
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enamel rod - Correct answer ✔structural unit of enamel
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key hole shaped
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rods are aligned DEJ except in cervical regions of permanent teeth
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lines of retzius - Correct answer ✔seen with transmitted light
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represent incremental growth lines that extend from DEJ
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neonatal lline - Correct answer ✔a pronounced line of Retzius marked by
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stress/trauma experienced by ameloblasts during birth | | | | |




nasmyths membrane - Correct answer ✔primary enamel cuticle
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delicate membrane covers entire crown of newly erupted tooth
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green or yellow- easily worn away
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hunter-schreger bands - Correct answer ✔seen with reflected light | | | | | | | | |

, change in direction from prism to next
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originate from DEJ- run perpendicular to lines of retzius
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strength against force
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perikymata - Correct answer ✔external manifestation of line of retzius
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raised grooves on enamel surface
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enamel spindles - Correct answer ✔dentinal tubules that pass across DEJ into
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enamel and bcome trapped
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found beneath cusps and incisal tips of teeth
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enamel tufts - Correct answer ✔small dark brushes
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represent areas of less mineralization
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enamel lamellae - Correct answer ✔partially mineralized vertical sheets of
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enamel matrix | |




transverse cracks from occlusal surface of enamel to DEJ
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