EX1; Practical Images - Enamel Tissue and Amelogenesis Flashcards
Where are these DEJ relationships found

A; scolloped = coronal area
B; smooth = cervical area

- odontoblasts
- ameloblasts
What is this structure?

ameloblasts
What are these lines?

growth lines or strae of Retzius
What are these lines/ridges?

perikymata
What are these ridges?

perikymata

- interrod substance
- enamel rod
- enamel sheath
What is the difference between the left and the right images of enamel

left = primary right = permanent

- perikymata
- lines of Retzius

- interrod substance
- enamel rod
Is this mature or partially mineralized enamel

mature; cross section of the rods
Is this mature or partially mineralized enamel

patrially mineralized; cross section of the enamel rods
What relationship is this showing

relationship of Retzius lines to the longitudinal rods
What is this image depicting

the fish scale appearence of enamel rods

- enamel rod
- enamel rod sheath
- interrod substance

- enamel rod
- interrod substance

enamel lamella

enamel tufts

enamel tufts

enamel spindle

enamel spindle

enamel lamella

enamel spindle

Hunter-Schreager bands


















