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==Anatomy of the Enamel Organ==

==Anatomy of the Enamel Organ==

[[Image:Soft Histology of Enamel Organ.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Histology of Enamel Organ - Copyright RVC 2008]]

[[Image:Soft Histology of Enamel Organ.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Histology of Enamel Organ - Copyright RVC 2008]]

The main components which form the enamel organ are:

The main components which form the enamel organ are:

*Outer epithelium

*'''Outer epithelium'''

*Stellate reticulum- star shaped cells lying between the outer and inner epithelial layers. It has the appearance of connective tissue but is of epithelial derivation

*'''Stellate reticulum'''- star shaped cells lying between the outer and inner epithelial layers. It has the appearance of connective tissue but is of epithelial derivation.

*Inner epithelium which becomes the enamel secreting [[Ameloblasts|ameloblast]] layer

*'''Inner epithelium''' which becomes the enamel secreting [[Ameloblasts|ameloblast]] layer

*The enamel organ has many different components. These consist of:

 

**[[Crown|Crown]]

The enamel organ has many different components. These consist of:

**[[Root - Anatomy & Physiology|Root]]

**'''[[Crown|Crown]]'''

**[[Alveolar Bone|Alveolar bone]]

**'''[[Root - Anatomy & Physiology|Root]]'''

**[[Lamina dura - Anatomy & Physiology|Lamina dura]]

**'''[[Alveolar Bone|Alveolar bone]]'''

**[[Enamel|Enamel]]

**'''[[Lamina dura - Anatomy & Physiology|Lamina dura]]'''

**'''[[Enamel|Enamel]]

**[[Dentine - Anatomy & Physiology|Dentine]]

**[[Dentine - Anatomy & Physiology|Dentine]]

**[[Cementum - Anatomy & Physiology|Cementum]]

**[[Cementum - Anatomy & Physiology|Cementum]]