Title |
Apex of the tooth in osseus socket - alveolus; longitudinal section; human, adult |
Creator |
Poels, Lambert G. |
Contributor |
Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen |
Subject |
oral cavity; alveolar bone; apical foramen; pulp canal |
Description |
Stain: Hematoxylin and eosin. From top to bottom: apex region with two tips of dentin covered with cement (darker stained rim; left and right side); note at right tip a dark calcified spot (free cementicle); centrally pulp canal between the tips filled with connective tissue containing blood vessels and a thick bundle of nerves; in the middle a wide spaced apical foramen where pulpal connective tissue continues into the periodontal ligament (left and right side); bundles of collagen fibers (apical fibers) present between cellular cementum and the osseous alveolar wall (bottom left and right). |
Subtype |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ |
Collection |
Poja Histology Collection - Oral Cavity Subset |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6w98cc6 |
Setname |
ehsl_heal |
ID |
890272 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w98cc6 |