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Preferred term

Dental Sac  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Dense fibrous layer formed from mesodermal tissue that surrounds the epithelial enamel organ. The cells eventually migrate to the external surface of the newly formed root dentin and give rise to the cementoblasts that deposit cementum on the developing root, fibroblasts of the developing periodontal ligament, and osteoblasts of the developing alveolar bone.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dental Follicle
  • Dental Follicles
  • Dental Sacs
  • Follicle, Dental
  • Follicles, Dental
  • Sac, Dental
  • Sacs, Dental

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PNTH209M-1

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