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TEM, SEM and X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrate the heterogeneity of the dentinal tissue of Anarhichas lupus, a vascular osteodentine. The disordered aspect of collagen fibres, incompletely mineralized (the periodical striation being still visible), explains the scattered distribution of crystallites since they are responsible for their arrangement. The low degree of mineralization revealed by the visible collagen striation is confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis (the crystallinity of vascular osteodentine being much lower than that of the peripheral dental tissue) as well as by high resolution TEM, since no lattice planes could be observed. Osteodentine, supporting bone and proper bone have in common a mineral phase, more or less organized, different from the apatite system.
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Le tissu dentinaire d'Anarhichas lupus s'est révélé être une ostéodentine vasculaire. Les études en MET, MEB et diffraction X montrent l'hétérogénéité de ce tissu. L'aspect désordonné des fibres de collagène, incomplètement minéralisées (leur striation est encore bien visible), explique la complexité de la répartition des cristaux puisqu' elles en déterminent l'ordonnance. La minéralisation imparfaite du tissu, dont témoignait déjà la striation visible du collagène, est confirmée par l'analyse des poudres en diffraction X (la cristallinité de l'ostéodentine vasculaire est nettement inférieure à celle de la couche de tissu dentaire périphérique) et par l'examen en MET de haute résolution, aucun réseau cristallin n'ayant pu être mis en évidence. L'ostéodentine, l'os basal et l'os profond ont en commun une phase minérale, avec une organisation plus ou moins bonne, différente du système des apatites.
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Kerebel, B., Le Cabellec, MT., Daculsi, G. et al. Osteodentine and vascular osteodentine of Anarhichas lupus (L.). Cell Tissue Res. 187, 135–146 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220625
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