OHE M1
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Perpendicular to DEJ; originates at DEJ
ENAMEL • Hard protective substance that covers the tooth surface
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ENAMEL PRISM – hexagonal and prism like
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CYLINDRICAL ROD – paddle-shaped with head and tail
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Hardest biologic tissue in the human body
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Covers the anatomical crown
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Arranged in tent-like manner
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Provides shape and contour for the crowns
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Pathway of progress of caries follow enamel rod
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Poor conductor of heat and electricity
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TRANSVERSE STRIATIONS
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Becomes thinner within the fissures
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENAMEL: • extremely hard •
brittle white to grayish-white
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permeable to a limited extent
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specific gravity is 2.8
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smooth and glossy
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COMPOSITION OF ENAMEL: • INORGANIC MATERIAL o
96 – 68%
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HYDROXYAPATITE absorbs the ff substances:
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VANADIUM
MANGANESE
SELENIUM
MOLYBDENUM
STRONIUM
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2 – 4%
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Includes water
Tortuous intertwining pathways of enamel rods
Offers greatest resistance to the cuspal and incisal areas
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Contains more enamel proteins
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More acid resistant than other regions
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Fish-scale appearance of enamel matrix
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Rod’s surface (core)
INTERROD ENAMEL
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Cements rods
INCREMENTAL LINES OF RETZIUS o
Oblique lines
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Marks primary calcification of enamel
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Concentric rings
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PERIKYMATA
Contains high proportions of GLUTAMIC ACID, PROLINE & HISTIDINE
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ENAMELINS • Mature enamel proteins STRUCTURES OF ENAMEL: • ENAMEL RODS o
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENAMEL
AMELOGENINS • Immature fetal enamel
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GNARLED ENAMEL ROD
ENAMEL ROD SHEATH
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ORGANIC MATERIAL o
Dark lines crossing the rods
Structural unit
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Shallow horizontal grooves
NEONATAL LINE
More pronounced incremental line
Seen in most primary teeth and permanent central incisor
TRANSVERSE STRIATIONS
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Bands or cross striations
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Marks daily appositional growth of enamel
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EROSION o
Loss of tooth substance due to chemical means
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Acids, chemical fumes (people working in factories, wind instrument musicians)
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From vomiting
BANDS OF HUNTER-SCHREGER o
Change of rod direction
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Prevents enamel cracking during mastication
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DIAZONES
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ABFRACTION o
Loss of tooth substance (non-carious) at the surface of the teeh due to masticatory stress
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CUSPAL FLEXURE
Dark bands
PARAZONES
Light bands
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ENAMEL TUFTS o
Abrupt change in direction of rods
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Lateral spread of caries
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LOSS OF PERIKYMATA
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Cracks
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Pathway for bacteria to penetrate the enamel
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ENAMEL SPINDLE o
Hypersensitivity of DEJ
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ectomesenchyme in origin
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comes form odontoblastic spindle
DISCOLORATION
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Drinking colored beverages
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Smoking: nicotine stain
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Extrinsic discoloration
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Intrinsic discoloration
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REDUCED PERMEABILITY
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NECROTIC PULP TISSUE
DENTINO-ENAMEL JUNCTION o o
Junction between enamel and dentin
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Scalloped profile in cross section
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AGE CHANGES: ATTRITION o
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Loss of tooth substance because of mechanical means like tooth brushing
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Cervical abrasion because of horizontal brushing
Less caries as a person ages
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: •
ABRASION o
Due to wear and tear
REDUCTION IN INCIDENCE OF CARIES o
Physiologic wearing away of tooth substance due to occlusal contact (masticatory stress)
Discoloration of tooth by non-functioning pulp tissue
MODIFICATION OF SURFACE LAYER o
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Depression on the surface of enamel which are manifested as incremental lines of retzius
ENAMEL LAMELLAE o
Causes changes at enamel on the cervical area
FLUORIDATION o
Fluoride incorporated in water
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Optimum ratio of fluoride in water: 1/1,000,000
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FLUOROSIS
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FLUORIDIZATION o
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Condition where the teeth are chalky white
Topical application of fluoride
DENTAL CARIES o
#1 disease affecting the tooth
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Destruction of hard tissue structure and depletion of proteins
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Affects the enamel, dentin and cementum
ACID ETCHING o
BRACES (orthodontic cases)
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Use of PHOSPHORIC ACID to expose the enamel rods for better anchorage of the brackets
Good to know: follow the direction of enamel rod when making a cavity preparation so that there will be no carious parts left behind.
-Rosette Go 011509
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