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Oral Mucous Membrane PDF
Oral Mucous Membrane PDF
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DEFINITION
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• The oral mucosa consists of two
layers: an epithelium (stratified
squamous epithelium) & an
underlying layer of connective tissue,
which is the lamina propria.
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CLASSIFICATION OF ORAL
MUCOSA
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DEVELOPMENT & STRUCTURE
OF ORAL EPITHELIUM
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SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPH
OF SURFACE VIEW OF EPITHELIAL
CELLS.
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TURNOVER OF ORAL EPITHELIUM
• High rate of turnover.
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• Sulcular epithelium takes 10 days
to renew, whereas the general
oral mucosa takes approximately
12 to 13 days.
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NONKERATINIZED EPITHELIUM
• E.g. gingiva.
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ILLUSTRATION OF THREE FUNCTIONAL
TYPES OF ORAL EPITHELIUM.
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JUNCTION OF EPITHELIUM &
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
• Connective tissue, with its inductive
properties, exerts control over the overlying
epithelium.
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LAMINA PROPRIA
• Is the connective tissue layer immediately
below the epithelium.
• Can be divided into the papillary layer &
reticular layer.
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SUBMUCOSA
• In most areas of the mouth, the submucosa is
absent or limited.
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FULL THICKNESS OF CHEEK
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CROSS SECTION OF TONGUE
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LINING MUCOSA
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LIP WITH SKIN ON OUTER SURFACE &
LINING MUCOSA ON INNER SURFACE.
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VERMILION BORDER
• It is the junction between the skin & mucous
membrane.
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SOFT PALATE
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MUSCLE IN SUBMUCOSA OF
VENTRAL SURFACE OF
TONGUE.
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HARD PALATE
• In the anterior lateral regions of the hard
palate, the submucosa contains fatty tissue.
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• In the lateral regions of the palatine
mucosa, both fatty & glandular tissue
make up the submucosa.
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INTRA-EPITHELIAL NON-KERATINOCYTES
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LANGERHANS’ CELLS
• Are found in the stratum spinosum &,
occasionally in stratum basale.
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MERKEL CELLS
• Are situated in the basal layer of the gingival
epithelium.
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MELANOCYTES
• Are melanin producing cells located in the
basal layer of the gingival epithelium.