dental tubules
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Dental caries — This article is about dental caries in humans. To read about dental caries in other animals, please see dental caries (non human). Dental caries Classification and external resources Destruction of a tooth by cervical decay from dental caries.… … Wikipedia
Dental canaliculi — The dental canaliculi (sometimes called dentinal tubules) are the blood supply of a tooth. The number and size of the canaliculi decrease as the tubules move away from the pulp and toward the enamel or cementum. See also Dentin Categories:… … Wikipedia
dental canaliculi — minute channels in dentin, extending from the pulp cavity to the cementum and enamel. Called also dental or dentinal tubules … Medical dictionary
Tubule — A small tube. * * * A small tube. SYN: tubulus [TA]. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube] Albarran y Dominguez tubules SYN: Albarran glands, under gland. connecting t. a narrow arching t. of the kidney joining the distal convoluted t. and the… … Medical dictionary
canaliculus — A small canal or channel. SEE ALSO: iter. [L. dim. fr. canalis, canal] anterior c. of chorda tympani a canal in the petrotympanic or glaserian fissure, near its posterior edge, through which the … Medical dictionary
Caries — Dental cavities. Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth … Medical dictionary
dentinal caries — dental caries that spreads along the dentinoenamel junction and involves dentinal tubules, eventually reaching the pulp … Medical dictionary
Tooth — Infobox Anatomy Name = Teeth Caption = An adult human s teeth. Caption2 = CGI posterior view of teeth taken from inside of mouthTeeth (singular, Tooth) are small whitish structures found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates that are used… … Wikipedia
Tooth (human) — For other uses of tooth or teeth , see Tooth (disambiguation). Teeth An adult human s teeth … Wikipedia
Dentine hypersensitivity — is sensation felt when the nerves inside the dentin of the teeth are exposed to the environment. The sensation can range from irritation all the way to intense, shooting pain. This sensitivity can be caused by several factors, including wear,… … Wikipedia
