Understanding Resorptive Cells In Dental Anatomy And Periodontology

Understanding Resorptive Cells In Dental Anatomy And Periodontology

Question 1. Resorptive cells
Answer:

• Osteoclast
• Multinucleated giant cells
• Lies adjacent to the bone
• Undergoes resorption of bone
• Formed by monocytes
• Fibroblast
• Contains fragments of collagen
• These undergoes digestion
• Results in resorption of bone
• Cementoclast
• Located in Howship’s Lacunae
• Causes resorption of cementum

Question 2. Periodontium.
Answer:

• It is defined as those tissues supporting and investing in the tooth.
• It attaches the teeth to the bones of the jaws and supports the teeth.

It consists of:

• Cementum.
• Periodontal ligament.
• Bone lining the socket.
• Part of the gingiva facing the tooth.
• It is attached to the dentin of the root by cementum and to the bone of the jaws by alveolar bone,
• The periodontium loss can be repaired by the cells regulating the formation, maintenance, and regeneration of the periodontium.