The cervical third of deciduous teeth. An ultrastructural study of the heard tissues by SEM

As information on amelocemental junction of deciduous teeth is limited, this topographical area was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to verify differences from that of permanent teeth. Twenty-six carious and non-carious human maxillary and mandibular primary teeth were placed in a fixative immediately after extraction. Pulpal tissue was removed from the pulpal chambers and root. The primary teeth blocked onto stubs and all specimens were platinum coated and examined by SEM. In these specimens an overlapping of cementum onto to enamel and an edge to edge relationship was dominant. No gaps between enamel and cementum were observed. The amelocemental junction of deciduous teeth seem to differ to that described for permanent teeth.