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Dental Caries
TETIANA HANIASTUTI
Along the border zone between primary and tertiary dentin, the walls of
dentinal tubules are thickened and the tubules are frequently occluded
with material resembling peritubular dentin.
Thus, the border zone appears to be considerably less permeable than
ordinary dentin and may serve as a barrier to the ingress of bacteria
and their products.
TERTIARY DENTIN
Reactionary dentin
Reparative dentin
WHY?
Release of inflammatory
mediators from pulpal
cells,
including odontoblasts
(PGs, Leukotrienes and
proinflammatory
cytokines)
Penetration of bacterial
components, which act as
antigens and evoke an
immune response.