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Disorders of human dentin.
Cells, tissues, organs - 1 Jan 2007
Hart P Suzanne, Hart Thomas C
Abstract excerpt
Dentin, the most abundant tissue in teeth, is produced by odontoblasts, which differentiate from mesenchymal cells of the dental papilla. Dentinogenesis is a highly controlled process that results in the conversion of unmineralized predentin to mineralized dentin. By weight, 70% of the dentin matrix is mineralized, while the organic phase accounts for 20% and water constitutes the remaining 10%. Type I collagen...
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