Teeth

The editors and the publisher are pleased to present another volume in this series of monographs. The topic of teeth was last reviewed within the framework of this Handbook more than fifty years ago, in 1936, by Josef Lehner and HanDs Plenk of Vienna, who wrote a comprehensive treatise on the subject in volume V 3. / The introduction of new methods (e.g., transmission and scan ning electron microscopy, histochemistry, radioautography, element analysis) and progress in dental research have made an update necessary. In present times, characterized by scientific specialization and very rapid progress, it is virtually impossible to find a single individual prepared to review a field of research as large as that of teeth. Consequently. several authors were asked to contribute to the present volume. Originally. the intention was to cover the field in one volume. When it became clear that the material had become too extensive for a single volume, and when some authors were forced by external factors to withdraw from the project, it was decided to publish two volumes. In 1986, the volume Periodontium, written by Hubert E. Schroeder of Zurich. appeared in this series (volume VIS, 418 pages).

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This volume contains comprehensive and detailed coverage of the current state of knowledge about the development, structure, ultrastructure and chemistry of the various components of teeth. It will become the standard work on the subject for clinicians and researchers in dentistry. Emphasis is on the human tooth, although comparative anatomical aspects are also considered. After a general survey of the development of teeth, the changes in tissue at eruption, the structure, ultrastructure and chemistry of dentin, dental pulp and tooth enamel are reviewed, together with special aspects of tooth mineralisation. Important hints as to methods for the technically complicated examination of tooth enamel are given. Impressive original illustrations of the structure of enamel are presented to their best advantage and contribute to the overall value of this distinguished handbook.

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Tooth Development General Aspects.- A. General Arrangement of the Dental Tissues and Their Embryological Derivation.- B. Formation of Odontogenic Sites in the Developing Mouth.- C. Structural Formations in Mouth Development.- D. The Development of the Crown and its Morphology.- E. Development of the Periodontium.- F. The Developmental Positions of the Teeth in the Jaws.- G. Developmental Anomalies.- References.- Tissue Changes During Tooth Eruption.- A. Tissue Changes During Eruption.- B. Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption.- References.- Development of Dentine and Pulp.- A. Introduction.- B. The Dental Papilla.- C. The Internal Dental Epithelium and the Preameloblasts.- D. The Dental Basement Membrane.- E. Epithelio-Mesenchymal Interactions.- F. The Odontoblast and the Odontoblastic Process.- G. Predentine.- H. The Process of Mineralization.- J. The Development of Coronal Dentine.- K. The Development of Root Dentine.- L. The Development of the Pulp.- References.- Structure and Ultrastructure of Dentine.- A. Basic Anatomy.- B. Physical and Chemical Characteristics.- C. Classification of Different Types of Dentine.- D. The Odontoblast and Their Processes.- E. Predentine.- F. The Dentinal Tubules and Their Contents.- G. Peritubular Dentine.- H. Intertubular Dentine.- J. Dentinoenamel and Cementodentinal Junctions.- K. Interglobular Dentine.- L. Granular Layer of Tomes.- M. Incremental Lines and Neonatal Lines.- N. Translucent Dentine.- O. Regular and Irregular Secondary Dentine.- References.- Structure and Ultrastructure of the Dental Pulp.- A. Basic Anatomy.- B. Pulpal Cells.- C. Extracellular Matrix of the Pulp.- D. The Cellular Organization of the Pulp.- E. Innervation and Dentine-Pulp Sensitivity.- F. Vascular Supply.- G. Age Changes and Pulpal Calcifications.-References.- Enamel.- A. Introduction.- B. Gross Anatomy.- C. Microscopy and Technical Methodology for the Study of Enamel.- D. Development of the Tooth Germ Prior to Enamel Formation.- E. Enamel Formation.- F. Enamel Crystals and Prisms.- G. The Enamel-Dentine Junction.- H. Mature Enamel Surface Features.- J. Maturation of the Enamel and Eruption of the Crown.- K. Functional Changes in Enamel.- L. Pathology.- References.- Special Aspects of Biomineralization of Dental Tissues.- A. Does a Correlation Exist Between the Fundamental Processes of Enamel, Dentine, and Cementum Mineralization Which Might Lead to a General Calcification Theory?.- B. Fundamental Aspects of Enamel Mineralization.- C. Fundamental Aspects of Dentine Mineralization, and, in Part, of Cementum, Bone and Cartilage.- D. Conclusion: Differences and Similarities in Mineralization in Enamel, Dentine, and Other Hard Tissues, and a General Calcification Theory.- References.- Author Index.