Tooth enamel is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in humans and many animals, including some species of fish. It makes up the normally...

Enamel hypoplasia is a defect of the teeth in which the enamel is deficient in quantity, caused by defective enamel matrix formation during enamel development...

enamel is semitranslucent, the color of dentin and any restorative dental material underneath the enamel strongly affects the appearance of a tooth....

enamel organ, also known as the dental organ, is a cellular aggregation seen in a developing tooth and it lies above the dental papilla. The enamel organ...

crystal voids in demineralised enamel. Remineralization can contribute towards restoring strength and function within tooth structure. Demineralization is...

intrinsic or extrinsic colour of the tooth enamel. The chemical degradation of the chromogens within or on the tooth is termed as bleaching. Hydrogen peroxide...

are cells present only during tooth development that deposit tooth enamel, which is the hard outermost layer of the tooth forming the surface of the crown...

disorder, characterized by hypocalcification of tooth enamel caused by ingestion of excessive fluoride during enamel formation.[needs update] Dental fluorosis...

of the teeth (enamel, dentin and cementum). The acid is produced by the bacteria when they break down food debris or sugar on the tooth surface. Simple...

neural crest. The tooth germ is organized into three parts: the enamel organ, the dental papilla and the dental sac or follicle. The enamel organ is composed...

Enamel is the outermost layer of the tooth which serves as a protective layer from physical, thermal, and chemical damage. Ameloblasts are the cells that...

An enamel fracture is when the outermost layer of the tooth is cracked, without damaging the inner layers including the dentine or pulp. This can happen...

is the visible part of the tooth above the gingival margin and is an essential component of dental anatomy. Covered by enamel, the crown plays a crucial...

Enamel-dentine fracture is a complete fracture of the tooth enamel and dentine without the exposure of the pulp. Pulp sensibility testing is recommended...

bands seen in tooth enamel. They represent the incremental pattern of enamel, the successive apposition of different layers of enamel during crown formation...

Remineralisation of tooth enamel involves the reintroduction of mineral ions into demineralised enamel. Hydroxyapatite is the main mineral component of enamel in teeth...

has a firm intercellular matrix. The hard tissues of humans are bone, tooth enamel, dentin, and cementum. The term is in contrast to soft tissue. Bone is...

accepted theory suggests enamel pearls are formed from remnants of Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath (HERS), which adhere to the tooth surface after root development...

with enamel infractions representing the least severe form, involving only microcracks contained within the enamel only without loss of tooth structure...

layer of the tooth substance. Reflected light detected by the human eye determines the perceived appearance of a tooth. Teeth have a thin enamel layer on...

powder Enamelled glass, glass which has been decorated with vitreous enamel Overglaze enamelling, painting on top of glaze in pottery Tooth enamel, the...

while lampreys do have tooth-like structures on the tongue, these are in fact, composed of keratin, not of dentine or enamel, and bear no relationship...

following hydrolysis reaction: PO3F2− + OH− → HPO42− + F− Fluoride protects tooth enamel from attack by bacteria that cause dental caries (cavities). Although...

Another consideration is unsupported tooth structure. When preparing the tooth to receive a restoration, unsupported enamel is removed to allow for a more predictable...

dentinogenesis, which is the formation of dentin, the substance beneath the tooth enamel on the crown and the cementum on the root. Odontoblasts are large columnar...

surgery, and endodontics. Tooth pathology is usually separated from other types of dental issues, including enamel hypoplasia and tooth wear. Anodontia Dental...

achieved naturally or through supplementation. In the mouth, fluoride slows tooth enamel demineralization and enhances remineralization in early-stage cavities...

the main component of tooth enamel, rather than fluoride, to remineralize areas of mineral loss below the surface of tooth enamel (incipient caries lesions)...

glyptodont's armored cephalic shield. In addition, isotopes preserved in the tooth enamel of S. gracilis specimens from Florida show that this species fed on the...

An enamel prism, or enamel rod, is the basic unit of tooth enamel. Measuring 3-6 μm in diameter in primates, enamel prism are tightly packed hydroxyapatite...