Enamel Cuticle

Enamel Cuticle

Describe the enamel cuticle.
Answer:

Enamel cuticle:

• The primary enamel cuticle is a membrane that covers the entire crown of the newly erupted tooth,
• It is removed by mastication and other mechanical forces.

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Enamel cuticle Histology:

• This remembrance is a basal lamina present beneath the epithelium.
• It is seen as a wavy course.
• It is secreted by the ameloblasts after the completion of enamel formation.
• It is secreted after the epithelial enamel organ retracts from the cervical region during tooth development.

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Enamel cuticle Function:

• The Enamel cuticle protects the enamel surface from the resorptive activity of the adjacent vascular tissue prior to tooth eruption.

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Enamel cuticle Fate:

• Once the enamel cuticle is removed by mastication is replaced by a pellicle.
• This pellicle covers the newly erupted teeth and is secreted by the salivary proteins.
• It can be removed off easily from the enamel surface but is reformed within hours.
• Within a day or two, after the formation of the pellicle, micro-organisms are colonized over it to form bacterial plaque.