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Record 1 1988-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

enamel prisms: The structural units of the tooth enamel, consisting of parallel rods or prisms composed mainly of hydroxyapatite crystals and organic substance and held together with a cement substance, each enveloped in a sheath that stains differently from the prism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

Pour Miranda, le mordançage de l'émail a trois buts, [dont l'un est de] mettre à nu les prismes de l'émail en dégageant le collagène "interprismatique", créant ainsi un accroissement de surface qui favorise les possibilités de liaison chimique.

Spanish

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