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CUTICULE NASMYTH [1 record]

Record 1 1996-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

The transitory remnants of the enamel organ and oral epithelium covering the enamel of a tooth after eruption (see also pellicle, acquired).

OBS

Ameloblasts were thought to secrete a film after completion of amelogenesis. However, electron microscopic observations of developing teeth have failed to substantiate the existence of this structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
DEF

Couche externe de l'épithélium.

Spanish

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