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Quasistatic Mechanical Testing for Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Occlusal Veneers Cemented to Milled Dentin Analog Material
Published on: December 20, 2024
Twisted plywood structure of an alternating lamellar pattern in cellular cementum of human teeth
T Yamamoto1, T Domon, S Takahashi
1Department of Oral Anatomy II, Hokkaido University School of Dentistry, Sapporo, Japan. yamatsu@den.hokudai.ac.jp
Abstract:
Human cellular cementum was examined by scanning electron microscopy to elucidate the manner of the alternate lamellar pattern forming the cellular cementum. Specimens were demineralized, trimmed with a freezing microtome, and treated by NaOH-maceration. This procedure was chosen to avoid artifacts in the fibril arrangement, and to study the fibrous architecture in detail. For comparison, non-demineralized, polished and HCl-etched specimens were also prepared. In the NaOH-macerated specimens, the lamellar pattern of the cellular cementum conformed to the twisted plywood principle of bone lamellation with a periodic rotation of matrix fibrils resulting in an alternating lamellar pattern. In contrast, matrix fibrils were irregularly arranged without indication of rotation of matrix fibrils in the polished and etched specimens. Our results suggest that polishing and etching procedures cause damage to fibrils and fibril arrangement.
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