Cementum, PDL And Alveolar Bone Flashcards
Which tooth tissue has the highest fluoride level
Cementum
Which type of cementum has the higher fluoride levels
Acellular cementum
Which type of cementum contains cementocytes
Cellular cementum
Where is acellular cementum found
Covers the root adjacent to the dentine
Where is cellular cementum found
Apical area overlaying the acellular cementum
Which cementum type is formed first
Acellular cementum
What resides in a lacuna
Osteocytes
Cementocytes - cementoblasts
What are the PDL sensory fibres associated with
Nociception and mechanoreception
What are the PDL autonomic fibres associated with
Supply of the periodontal blood vessels
What is the PDLs blood supply
Inferior and superior alveolar artery and apical blood vessels
What does the alveolar process consist of
Outer buccal and lingual cortical plate
Central spongiosa
Bone lining the alveolus alveolar bone
What does the cortical plate consist of
Surface layers of lamellar bone supported by compact haversian system bone of variable thickness
