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1
Q

What common ancestry do dentine and pulp both share?

A

Dental papilla

2
Q

What type of collagen does dentine contain?

A

Type I collagen

3
Q

What types of collagen does pulp contain?

A
  • Type I
  • Type III
  • Type V
4
Q

Why does peripheral dentine not contain Type IV collagen?

A

Peripheral dentine does not have a basement membrane so no Type IV collagen

5
Q

Does dentine contain fibronectin?

A

No

6
Q

What is the concept of the dentine pulp complex?

A

Dentine pulp complex is a dynamic tissue that responds mechanical, bacterial and chemical stimuli as a functional unite

7
Q

What is dentine?

A

Dentine is a living tissue with a high water content that can react to changes in its environment

8
Q

Which is the only tissue in the tooth that is innervated? (have nerve supply)

A

Dentine

9
Q

-

A

-

10
Q

What is primary dentine formed by?

A

Primary dentine is formed by the odontoblasts during the development of the tooth

11
Q

When is secondary dentine laid down?

A

Odontoblasts continue to deposit secondary dentine slowly throughout the life of the tooth

12
Q

What are odontoblast processes?

A

Dentinal tubules in the inner part of dentine contain extensions of cells from the pulp called odontoblast processes

13
Q

What is dentinal fluid?

What is it derived from?

A
  • Fluid found in dentinal tubules

- Derived from the pulpal extracellular fluid

14
Q

What do pulpal blood vessels do?

A

Supply nutrients and structural materials to dentine

15
Q

Do humans have pulpal blood vessels?

A

No

16
Q

What do pulpal nerves do? (2)

A
  • Mediate dentine sensitivity

- Regulating secondary and tertiary dentine deposition

17
Q

When may dentine become an inert tissue incapable of any response or repair? (2)

A
  • If dental pulp dies

- Removed in endodontic treatment

18
Q

What implications may arise from dentine becoming an inert tissue (non-vital state)? (2)

A
  • Tooth discolours

- Tooth may fracture under masticatory forces

19
Q

What is the main aim of the dentine-pulp complex reaction?

A

Reducing the permeability of dentine

20
Q

What may be the fate of odontoblasts and other pulpal cells beneath the lesion, if injury becomes extensive?

A

May kill the odontoblasts and other pulpal cells beneath the lesion

21
Q

Following death of odontoblasts due to injury what cells may take it place?
What do they do?

A

Odontoblast-like cells that secrete a reparative tertiary dentine

22
Q

-

A

-

23
Q

The use of cutting burs produce vibrations, what does this cause in terms of fluid?

A

Causing continuous inward and outward fluid shifts

24
Q

What is a consequence of continuous inward and outward fluid shifts?

A
  • Barrage of hydrodynamic stimuli across the dentine into the dental pulp
  • Which causes pain
25
Q

What may arise if dentine after treatment is not sealed well? (2)

A
  • Micro-leakage within the restoration
  • Acute pulpal reactions into chronic stage due to
    micro-organisms and their products