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Enamel formation and amelogenesis imperfecta.
Cells, tissues, organs - 1 Jan 2007
Hu Jan C-C, Chun Yong-Hee P, Al Hazzazzi Turki, Simmer James P
Abstract excerpt
Dental enamel is the epithelial-derived hard tissue covering the crowns of teeth. It is the most highly mineralized and hardest tissue in the body. Dental enamel is acellular and has no physiological means of repair outside of the protective and remineralization potential provided by saliva. Enamel is comprised of highly organized hydroxyapatite crystals that form in a defined extracellular space, the contents of...
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