Tomes' fiber

Tomes' fiber
Tomes' fiber 'tōmz- n any of the fibers extending from the odontoblasts into the alveolar canals: a dentinal fiber called also Tomes' process
Tomes Sir John (1815-1895)
British dental surgeon. Tomes did much during his career to upgrade the practice of dentistry, working to establish it as a profession and to ensure the proper education and registration of its practitioners. Between 1849 and 1856 he wrote a series of important papers on bone and dental tissues, and in 1850 he described Tomes' fibers.

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