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Dental Enamel

A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286)

Year introduced: ENAMEL CUTICLE was heading 1965-1996

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Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.900.255

MeSH Unique ID: D003743

Entry Terms:

  • Dental Enamels
  • Enamel, Dental
  • Enamels, Dental
  • Enamel
  • Enamels
  • Enamel Cuticle
  • Cuticle, Enamel
  • Cuticles, Enamel
  • Enamel Cuticles

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