What is ground section?

A section of bone or tooth prepared for histological study by polishing until thin enough for microscope viewing.

How do you make a ground section of a tooth?

prepare grounds sections of 100 teeth….

1. Dental lathe is useful for the initial grinding of tooth till the. thickness of 4 to 5 mm.
2. Rough stone used by mechanic is as good alternate as well cheap.
3. Although hand grinding is tedious and injurious method but is.
4. Instruments used are readily available as well as cost effective.

What is Interglobular dentin?

Interglobular dentine (IGD) is an area of poorly mineralized dentine matrix. It has been reported that there is an association between the retraction of odontoblast processes (OP) and the formation of IGD. A variation of the extent of OP has been described depending on the region of the tooth and age.

What is decalcified section?

Decalcification describes the technique for removing minerals from bone or other calcified tissue so that good-quality paraffin sections can be prepared that will preserve all the essential microscopic elements.

What is tooth decalcification?

Decalcification occurs when calcium and phosphorous minerals are removed from the tooth surface. These minerals are a normal part of your tooth’s composition but can be depleted or lost due to plaque accumulation.

What is decalcified section of tooth?

What is the fate of dental lamina?

On completion of the dentition, the dental lamina is usually destroyed and reabsorbed, but when remnants fail to resorb, it can continue to proliferate abnormally. This abnormal proliferation can form the extra tooth bud leading to supernumerary teeth.

What is Osteodentin?

Osteodentin is formed after injury to the pulp or displacement of odontoblasts. If a tooth fractures, the pulp chamber will fill with this material in order to seal it off.