enamel
41enamel rod — n one of the elongated prismatic bodies making up the enamel of a tooth called also enamel prism …
42enamel prism sheath — enamel rod sheath a sheath of organic tissue completely or partially surrounding each enamel prism. Called also prism s. and rod s …
43Enamel rod — An Enamel rod is the basic unit of tooth enamel. The antiquated term is enamel prism. Measuring 4 μm wide to 8 μm high, an enamel rod is a tightly packed, highly organized mass of hydroxyapatite crystals. In cross section, it is best compared to… …
44Enamel paint — An enamel paint is a paint that dries to an extremely hard, usually glossy, finish. In reality, most commercially available enamel paints are significantly softer than either vitreous enamel or stoved synthetic resins.With respect to paints… …
45Enamel knot — In tooth development, the enamel knot is a localization of cells on an enamel organ that appear thickened in the center of the inner enamel epithelium. The enamel knot is frequently associated with an enamel cord. The enamel knot as signaling… …
46Enamel organ — The enamel organ, also known as dental organ, is a cellular aggregation seen in histologic sections of a developing tooth. It lies above a condensation of ectomesenchymal cells called the dental papilla. Historically, enamel organ has been the… …
47Enamel cord — The enamel cord, also called enamel septum, is a localization of cells on an enamel organ that appear from the outer enamel epithelium to an enamel knot. The function of the enamel cord and the enamel knot is not known, but they are believed to… …
48enamel miniature — ▪ portraiture portrait on a small opaque, usually white, enamel surface annealed to gold or copper plate and painted with metallic oxides. Since the pigments used are not vitreous enamels, this is not a true enamelling process. The metallic… …
49Enamel pearl — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|K|00|2|k|00 ICD9 = ICD9|520.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = An enamel pearl is a condition of teeth where enamel is found on locations… …
50enamel epithelium — in the developing tooth, the inner or internal layer of cells (ameloblasts) of the enamel organ that deposit the organic matrix of enamel, plus the outer or external layer of cuboidal cells. The reduced enamel epithelium is the remains of both… …
