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a horizontal band projecting perpendicularly from the vestibular lamina and extending into the substance of the embryonic gum, assuming a horseshoe-like shape to conform with the dental arches. Called also l. dentalis and dentogingival l.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Dental lamina — Micrograph of a dental lamina and tooth bud. H E stain. Latin lamina dentalis … Wikipedia
dental lamina lateral — a lateral band of cells believed to be functionally and structurally similar to the parent dental lamina, which connects the developing tooth germ to the dental lamina. Called also lateral enamel strand … Medical dictionary
dental lamina — noun see dental ridge … Useful english dictionary
Dental papilla — Vertical section of the mandible of an early human fetus. X 25. (Dental papilla labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
dental sac — n the mesenchymal investment of the developing tooth and enamel organ that differentiates into cementoblasts about the dentin and forms a connective tissue sheath about the enamel organ * * * a concentric layer of connective tissue in which the… … Medical dictionary
lamina-bud stage — the first stage of odontogenesis, characterized by initial formation of the tooth bud and development of dental lamina … Medical dictionary
dental ridge — noun or dental lamina : a linear zone of epithelial cells of the covering of each embryonic jaw that grows down into the developing gums and gives rise to the enamel organs of the teeth … Useful english dictionary
lámina dental — Prótesis dental hecha según la forma de los maxilares superior o inferior, para sujetar los dientes artificiales. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
lamina dentalis — dentogingival lamina dental l … Medical dictionary
