cementum

Examples of cementum in the following topics:

• Aging and the Digestive System

  • periodontal disease, which is caused by bacterial infection and affects alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, cementum, and/or gingiva.

• Dental Caries

  • Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or a cavity, is an infection, usually bacterial in origin, that causes demineralization of the hard tissues (enamel, dentin, and cementum) and destruction of the organic matter of the tooth, usually by production of acid by hydrolysis of the food debris accumulated on the tooth surface.
  • Dentin and cementum are more susceptible to caries than enamel because they have lower mineral content.

• Periodontal Disease

  • the cementum, or the outer layer of the roots of teeth
  • the periodontal ligament, which are the connective tissue fibers that run between the cementum and the alveolar bone.