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pptx2. Periodontal Disease & Therapy
3. Tissue Engineering Approaches
4. Our Approach For Periodontal Tissue Engineering
√ Hard and white substance covering the teeth
√ The hardest and most highly mineralized
√ Protects the fragile underlying parts of the teeth
√ Covers the crown and supported by dentin
Component of enamel
√ 96% of enamel : mineral, water, organic material
√ contain two unique classes of proteins amelogenins and enamelins
√ The basic unit of enamel is called an enamel rod
Enamel rod
√ Enamel rod is unit of enamel
√ diameter : 4–8 μm
√ tightly packed mass of mineral(hydroxyapatite) crystals in an organized pattern.
√ Head toward the crown / tail toward the root of the tooth.