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CEMENTO-ENAMEL JUNCTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

The junction of the enamel of the crown and the cementum of the root of a tooth. The area above the junction corresponds to the anatomic crown of the tooth; the area apical to the junction constitutes the anatomic root of the tooth.

CONT

As the healthy attachment epithelium does not by definition extend apical to the cemento-enamel junction plaque on teeth masticating modern soft foods is normally confined to enamel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Ligne où le cément et l'émail se rejoignent.

Spanish

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