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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)
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- Dental Enamels
- Enamel
- Enamel, Dental
- Enamels, Dental
- Enamels
- Enamel Cuticle
- Cuticle, Enamel
- Cuticles, Enamel
- Enamel Cuticles
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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/embryol: consider also AMELOGENESIS
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ENAMEL CUTICLE was heading 1965-96; NASMYTH'S MEMBRANE was see ENAMEL CUTICLE 1975-96
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dental Enamel. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003743. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003743
- Dental Enamel. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_enamel
- Dental Enamel. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q143942