Jamil Enamel Crossword

________is a crystalline material and is the hardest calcified tissue in the human body.
Crystal formation of mature enamel consists mainly of calcium ________________.
Enamel is derived from which germ layer?
________________ is the formation of enamel matrix.
Amelogenesis occurs during what stage of tooth development?
Enamel matrix is produced by ___________ during it secretory phase.
The enamel matrix is secreted from each ameloblast from its _____ process.
Tomes process is the secretory surface of the ameloblast the faces the ________.
Tomes process has a ______ sided pyramidal shape.
On enamel, a prominent groove that can be found on the lateral incisor is also known as a lateral _________.
Tomes process is responsible for the way the enamel matrix is _____down.
The enamel ____ is the crystalline structural unit of enamel; thus enamel is composed of millions of enamel _____.
The enamel rod is also known as the enamel ______.
Enamel matrix is an ectodermal product, because ameloblasts are derived from the _______of the enamel organ, which was originally derived from the ectoderm of the embryo.
During the apposition stage the enamel matrix is only ___________mineralized at approximately 30%.
During the ___________ stage of tooth development, enamel matrix completes its mineralization process to its full level of 96%.
Mineralization of enamel matrix to a fully matured tissue covers how many stages of tooth development?
The 1st wave of enamel mineralization occurs in the incisal/occlusal part of the future crown nearer to the DEJ and moves to the ________________ surface.
The 2nd wave of enamel mineralization overlaps the 1st wave as the process moves cervivally to the forming ________.
After the ameloblast are finished with both enamel appositional growth & maturation, they become part of the?
When ameloblasts become part of the REE along with other tissue types of the ____________ enamel organ.
The REE will later fuse with the oral ________,creating a protective tunnel to allow the enamel cusp tip to erupt.
After the enamel cusp tip erupts through the oral mucosa, ameloblasts are lost forever as the fused tissue ___________________ during tooth eruption, preventing any further enamel appositional growth.
The fused tissue can later become part of the _______________ membrane.
Lines of _________ are the incremental lines on how enamel was laid down & are only found in mature enamel (rings of trees).
The lines of Retzius are rasied ________ lines & grooves of perikymata on the nonmasticatory surfaces of the teeth.
Surrounding the outer part of each enamel rod is the ______________ region (interrod enamel).
The ___________ line is a pronounced incremental line of Retzius, & marks trauma experienced by the ameloblasts during birth.
The enamel ___________ are microscopic features of mature enamel & represent short dentinal tubules near the DEJ
The enamel ________ are microscopic features & are noted as small, dark brushes with their bases near the DEJ
The enamel ____________ are partially mineralized vertical sheets of enamel matrix that extend from the DEJ near the tooth's cervix to the outer occlusal surface.