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Principal mass of a tooth
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dentin
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Wikipedia
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Dentin ( American English ) or dentine ( or ) (British English) is a calcified tissue of the body and, along with enamel , cementum , and pulp , is one of the four major components of teeth . It is usually covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth n. The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also dentine , the hard substance in teeth, 1836, from comb. form of Latin dens (genitive dentis ) "tooth" (see tooth ) + chemical suffix -in (2).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: dentine ] bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth [syn: dentine ]
Usage examples of dentin.
It looked as though some potent acid had eaten into the surfaces and stripped away the enamel and much of the softer dentin beneath (again applying human terms to the un-human).
It would require the removal of far more healthy dentin than was necessary, for one thing.
However, what we analyzed shows enamel, dentin, cementum, dehydrated pulp, tobacco stain and lead traces.
The few remaining teeth showed a striking pathology: a separation of the odontoblast layer from the dentin.