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  • 111Vitreous enamel — In a discussion of material science, enamel (or vitreous enamel or porcelain enamel in U.S. English) is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows …

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  • 112Interrod enamel — is histologically identified on microscopic views of tooth enamel. Because interrod enamel is located around enamel rods, the areas of interrod enamel enhances the keyhole appearance of enamel rods by acting as its border. The location where the… …

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  • 113Outer enamel epithelium — The cervical loop area: (1) dental follicle cells, (2) dental mesenchyme, (3) Odontoblasts, (4) Dentin, (5) stellate reticulum, (6) outer enamel epithelium, (7)inner enamel epithelium, (8) ameloblasts, (9) enamel. Latin epithelium enameleum… …

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  • 114Reduced enamel epithelium — The reduced enamel epithelium, sometimes called reduced dental epithelium, overlies a developing tooth and is formed by two layers: a layer of ameloblast cells and the adjacent layer of cuboidal cells (outer enamel epithelium) from the dental… …

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  • 115Dental-enamel junction — The dental enamel junction, abbreviated DEJ,[1] is the boundary between the enamel and the underlying dentin that form the solid architecture of a tooth. It is also known as the amelo dentinal junction,[2] or ADJ. References ^ White SN …

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  • 116Gnarled enamel — is a description of enamel seen in histologic sections of a tooth underneath a cusp. The appearance of enamel appears different and very complex under the cusp, but this is not due to a different arrangement of dental tissues. Instead, the enamel …

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  • 117Limoges enamel — Limoges Li*moges (l[ e]*m[=o]zh ), prop. n. 1. A city of Southern France. [1913 Webster] 2. A variety of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges[1]; also called {Limoges ware} or {Limoges China}. [PJC] {Limoges enamel}, a kind of enamel ware in… …

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  • 118Inner enamel epithelium — The inner enamel epithelium, also known as the internal enamel epithelium, is a layer of cells located on the rim nearest the dental papilla of the enamel organ in a developing tooth. This layer is first seen during the bell stage.The location of …

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  • 119porcelain enamel — noun : vitreous enamel * * * a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion. [1880 85] * * * porcelain enamel, = enamel (def. 1). (Cf. ↑enamel) …

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  • 120mottled enamel — mot·tled enamel .mät əld n spotted tooth enamel typically caused by drinking water containing excessive fluorides during the time the teeth are calcifying * * * hypoplasia of the dental enamel caused by drinking water with a high fluoride content …

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