Figure 7.

(A, B) Cementoblasts on established AEFC in rat molars by transmission (A) and scanning electron microscopy (B). Bars 30 μm. (A) Cementoblasts encircle principal fibers with cytoplasmic processes in a tangential section through cementum surface. (B) The specimen has been treated by KOH-collagenase method and thereby collagen fibers and interfibrillar matrix are removed and only cementoblasts can be selectively observed. Cementoblasts are viewed from the cementum side. Cementoblasts form cylindrical compartments with wing-like processes.