enamel
61enamel nucleus — in the cap stage of odontogenesis, a slight indentation in the outer dental epithelium of a developing tooth, in the end of the enamel cord; a temporary structure that disappears before enamel formation begins …
62enamel rods — the approximately parallel rods or prisms forming the enamel of teeth. They are enclosed in a sheath of organic matter (the enamel rod sheath, or prism sheath) and are embedded in the interprismatic or cement substance …
63enamel tufts — bunches of tuftlike structures extending from the dentinoenamel junction through about one third of the thickness of the enamel, representing defects in mineralization; confined to the innermost 20–30 per cent of the enamel …
64enamel kiln — noun : a muffle kiln used by enamelers in which colors and gold applied over the glaze are fired : a decorating kiln * * * enamel kiln, a kiln in which pottery, glass, or other material are exposed to a low heat, suitable for fixing enamel colors …
65enamel painting — noun : painting with enamel colors that are fixed with heat usually upon a surface of fired enamel …
66enamel bonding — dental bonding with establishment of a bond between cut enamel and the bonding agent …
67enamel caries — dental caries that involves the enamel of a tooth …
68enamel crypt — a space bounded by the dental ledges on either side and usually by the enamel organ; it is filled with mesenchyma …
69enamel germ — the epithelial rudiment of the enamel organ …
70enamel grooves — the grooves bounding the enamel knot …
