How does the oral epithelium attach to the connective tissue?

Epithelial cells are attached to each other and to the connective tissue through specialized structures called "cell junctions". Two such important cell junctions are Desmosomes and Hemidesmosomes.

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References and further reading:
💡Berkovitz BKB, Hollan GR, Moxham BJ. Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. 4th ed. Mosby Elsevier; 2009.
💡Nanci A. Tencate’s Oral Histology. Development, Structure and Function. 8th ed. Elsevier; 2013.
💡Kumar GS. Orban’s Oral Histology and Embryology.13th ed. Elsevier; 2011.
💡Avery JK. Oral development and Histology. 3rd ed. Thieme Medical Publishers; 2002.

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