stellate reticulum

It is thought that the central epithelial tissue of the cervical loop, the stellate reticulum, acts as a stem cell reservoir.

The stellate reticulum is a group of cells located in the center of the enamel organ of a developing tooth.

The cells between the inner enamel epithelium and the stellate reticulum form a layer known as the stratum intermedium.

As they are moved further away from one another, the stellate reticulum maintain contact with one another through desmosomes, resulting in their unique appearance.

The dental organ is bell-shaped during this stage, and the majority of its cells are called stellate reticulum because of their star-shaped appearance.

Additionally, focal areas of stellate reticulum like cells are seen and near the basement membrane ameloblast-like cells may be seen.

The epithelial components of the stem cells for continuously growing teeth form from tissue layers called the stellate reticulum and the suprabasal layer of the surface ectoderm.

The parts of the enamel organ include the inner enamel epithelium, outer enamel epithelium, stratum intermedium, and the stellate reticulum.

The follicular type will have outer arrangement of columnar or palisaded ameloblast like cells and inner zone of triangular shaped cells resembling stellate reticulum in bell stage.

The cervical loop is a histologic term indicating a specific epithelial structure at the apical side of the tooth germ, consisting of loosely aggregated stellate reticulum in the center surrounded by stratum intermedium.