The early innervation of the developing deciduous teeth.
Ingrowth of dental nerve fibres into the mesenchyme of the tooth-bearing areas of the mouth takes place at an relatively early stage, when the dental laminae are forming but the tooth buds are undeveloped. By the time a developing tooth has reached the cap and bell stages small nerve bundles have begun to enter the mesenchyme from which the dental papilla and sac arise.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation; D003771:Dental Papilla / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation; D003795:Dental Sac / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000196:embryology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation*