dental papilla

dental papilla
dental papilla n the mass of mesenchyme that occupies the cavity of each enamel organ and gives rise to the dentin and the pulp of the tooth

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dentinal papilla, papilla dentis [TA] a small mass of condensed mesenchymal tissue in the enamel organ, which differentiates into the dentin and dental pulp.

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