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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninna Shuhaibar ◽  
Arthur R. Hand ◽  
Mark Terasaki

AbstractOdontoblast processes are thin cytoplasmic projections that extend from the cell body at the periphery of the pulp toward the dentin-enamel junction. The odontoblast processes function in the secretion and assembly of dentin during development, participate in mechanosensation, and aid in dentin repair in mature teeth. Because they are small and densely arranged, their three-dimensional organization is not well documented. To gain further insight into how odontoblast processes contribute to odontogenesis, we used serial section electron microscopy to examine these processes in the predentin region of mouse molars and incisors. In molars, the odontoblast processes are tubular with a diameter of ~1.8 μm. The odontoblast processes near the incisor tip are similarly shaped, but those midway between the tip and apex are shaped like plates. The plates are radially aligned and longitudinally oriented with respect to the growth axis of the incisor. The thickness of the plates is approximately the same as the diameter of molar odontoblast processes. The plates have an irregular edge; the average ratio of width (midway in the predentin) to thickness is 2.3 on the labial side and 3.6 on the lingual side. The plate geometry seems likely to be related to the continuous growth of the incisor and may provide a clue as to the mechanisms by which the odontoblast processes are involved in tooth development.


BIOCELL ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
ALICIA KOHLI ◽  
STELLA M. PEZZOTTO ◽  
GRACIELA GARCIA ◽  
LEONOR C. POLETTO.

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1099-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Sawa ◽  
Shin-ichiro Kuroshima ◽  
Yuji Yamaoka ◽  
Shigemitsu Yoshida

Coexpression of desmosomal proteins and vimentin has been reported in a specific mesenchymal phenotype. This study investigated the expression of vimentin-binding desmosomal proteins in human dental pulp fibroblasts (DPF) and odontoblasts. The dental pulp has no cells expressing desmocollin (DSC) 1–3, desmoglein (DSG) 1–3, junction plakoglobin (JUP), or desmoplakin (DPK) 1 and 2 except for odontoblasts expressing DPK. A confocal image by laser-scanning microscopy demonstrated the diffuse distribution of DPK in the cytoplasm throughout the odontoblast processes. In culture, the mRNA expression of JUP and DPK1, but not DSC1–3 and DSG1–3, was detected in all DPF clones tested and also in odontoblast-like cells (OB) expressing osteocalcin and dentin sialophosphoprotein mRNAs established in the differentiation medium. The DPF having the potential to differentiate into OB expressed vimentin, but not DPK before culturing in the differentiation medium, whereas OB expressed vimentin-binding DPK1. These results suggest that DPF usually expresses DPK1 mRNA, and that the DPK1 production and the bonding of vimentin to DPK1 occur in DPF with the differentiation into odontoblasts.


2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Kempson ◽  
Mary E.B. Davidson ◽  
Ian T. Dacre

Two hand rasps (tungsten chip blade, solid carbide blade) and an electrically-driven solid carbide axial bur were used to treat the cheek teeth of 2 horses immediately postmortem. All teeth were normal and were rasped to a standard considered satisfactory in practice. Six teeth from each horse served as untreated controls. Following treatment, the teeth were extracted and the clinical crown removed and prepared for scanning electron microscopy. Teeth were also extracted and examined from a horse that had excessive dental treatment previously. Dental debris created by the procedures was collected and examined. All three rasp techniques resulted in amputation of odontoblast processes. The solid carbide blade cut deep gouges and grooves into the surface of the dentin, chipping the enamel and peripheral cement. No smear layer was created. Rasping with a tungsten chip blade created a partial smear layer and a smoother surface than the solid carbide blade. The electrically-driven bur produced a complete smear layer and removed all dental tissues to a smooth layer. The enamel had also been damaged by the electric bur. Crown particles collected after the procedures were larger following hand rasping compared with particles produced by the electric bur. The extent of damage to sensitive and vital dentin tissue was of concern. Further studies are required to establish the optimum technique for rasping equine cheek teeth.


2002 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunihiko Yoshiba ◽  
Nagako Yoshiba ◽  
Sadakazu Ejiri ◽  
Masaaki Iwaku ◽  
Hidehiro Ozawa

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro TSUCHIYA ◽  
Yasuyuki SASANO ◽  
Manabu KAGAYAMA ◽  
Makoto WATANABE

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Grötz ◽  
B. Al-Nawas ◽  
R. Brahm ◽  
H. Duschner ◽  
W. Wagner

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