Dentin

 -substantia eburnean
 Derivative of dental papilla
 Forms the bulk and provides the general shape of the tooth
 Its vital tissue is not normally exposed to the oral cavity
 Has light yellow or dark yellow in color
 Harder than the bone and cementum but softer than enamel
 Radiopaque
 Highly permeable
 Has a thickness of 3-10 micrometers
Chemical properties

 The ratio of inorganic to organic portion of the dentin is 65:35

 Wherein the 65% of inorganic portion is composed of hydroxyapatite
 While the organic portion is composed of collagenous fibrils
 We should take note that the hydroxyapatite crystals are much smaller in dentin
compared to the enamel
Dentinogenesis

 Is another word for the formation of dentin

 Divided into 2 phases: the formation of the dental matrix and the mineralization
 During the first phase, the 4 microns of dentin is being laid down per day. This phase
starts at the Kroff’s fibers
 During mineralization, the hydroxyapatite crystals are laid down as the collagen fibers
are being deposited; and the gradual calcification follows hydroxyapatite crystals

Predentin

 Band of newly formed unmineralized matrix at the pulpal border of the dentin
 Located adjacent to pulp tissue
 Will become a mature dentin after calcium and phosphorus salts are deposited and
the new predentin are formed
Interglobular Dentin

 It is where the hypo mineralized areas in the dentin are found due to failure of
dentin to coalesce
 It is found in crowns of teeth in the circumpulpal dentin below the mantle dentin
 Primary Dentin
o Is the major component of the crown and root
o Consists of both mantle dentin and the circumpulpal dentin
 Mantle dentin- is deposited first along with the DEJ
 Interglobular spaces- are spaces noted between the globules
  Secondary Dentin
o Forms only after the teeth have erupted and when the teeth begin to function and
the roots are almost complete
o Then it was deposited slower compared to primary dentin
o Narrow band that borders the pulp
 Tertiary dentin (reparative dentin)
o Only forms in response to the mechanical trauma or caries affecting the pulp\
o It is deposited underlying the affected area
o This results from the stimulation of the pulpal and would only form at the site of th
odontoblastic activation
o There are times that this dentin would resemble bone more than dentin and it
would be named as the osteodentin
3 structures of the dentin
1. Dentinal tubules-
a. has two different courses: the sigmoid or S-shaped and the straight course
b. are perpendicular to the pulpal surface and to the DEJ and DCJ
2. peritubular dentin or the intratubular dentin
a. is the dentin that surrounds the dentinal tubules immediately and it has more
mineral content compared to the intertubular dentin
b. it is present in the tubules throughout the dentin except that it is near the pulp
c. it is called peritubular because it is hypermineralized collar surrounding the
tubules