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Therootofatooth vs Cementum - What's the difference?

therootofatooth | cementum |

Therootofatooth is likely misspelled.


Therootofatooth has no English definition.

As a noun cementum is

a bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.

therootofatooth

Not English

Therootofatooth has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

cementum

English

(wikipedia cementum)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

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  • (anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
  • * 2005 , Herbert F. Wolf, Klaus H. Rateitschak, Periodontology , page 14,
    • From a purely anatomic standpoint, root cementum is part of the tooth, but also part of the periodontium.
  • * 2007 , Ermanno Bonucci, Biological Calcification: Normal and Pathological Processes in the Early Stages , page 245,
    • Cementum is the least known calcified tissue in vertebrates (Bosshardt and Schroeder 1996) and several questions about cementogenesis have not yet been answered.
  • * 2007 , Pieter Johannes Slootweg, Dental Pathology: A Practical Introduction , page 8,
    • Whether epithelial cells from Hertwig's sheath contribute to initial cementum formation is controversial as has already been discussed in Chap. 1.

    Derived terms

    * cementogenesis