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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

11. Oral Cavity

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11.26 Tooth

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Thin slice of an undecalcified human incisor.

This unstained section of the crown shows the enamel (E) and the dentin (D) next to the retracted pulp (P).

The enamel, 96% mineralized, shows a number of striations. The dentin, 70% mineralized, shows fine wavy dentinal tubules running from the enamel to the pulp (P).

The dentinal tubules contain fine cytoplasmic processes of odontoblasts which are responsible for the formation of the dentin.

Stain: None
Magnification: ×10

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