DENTAL TISSUES Flashcards
(38 cards)
what enamel?
cover anatomical crown
96% inorganic - hydroxyapatite
2mm thick
non vital - ocne cell make enamel die = dead forever
translucent
hard 360-390
brittle
what main structure feature enamel
enamel prisms
% enamel
mineral
96
% enamel
water
2
% enamel
matrix
1-2
ideal properties tooth
hard
strong
repair
repsond damage
resistant chemical change
% dentine
water
10
% dentine
mineral
70
% dentine
matrix
20
% cementum
mineral
65
% cementum
mineral
65
% cementum
matrix
23
% cementum
water
12
% bone
mineral
60
% bone
matrix
25
% bone
water
15
dentine
TUBULAR
vital
what do dentine tubukes contain
cell processes
nerves
fluid - flow out
hwo do fillings stay in
name three types
mechanical undercut
bond to enamel
- utilise structure
- acid etch
bond to dentine
- acid demineralisation
- infilrate collagen w resin
- penentraetubules w resin
cut thru enamel
BUR DRILL
high speed air turbine w
- diamond
-tungsten carbine
dentine
specialised connective tissue
hard - 75 KHN
strong
70 Mineral
20 collagen - give dentine strength - protein fibre
pre dentine
- non minerlaised
- beside pulp
collagen fibres dentinte
direction?
parralel to ADJ
CARIOUS dentine
SOFT
CUT W BLADED BUR
sound dentine
diamond burs - high speed
bladed burs - low/high speed