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a hard, thin, translucent layer of calcified substance that envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth; it is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Called also adamantine layer, enamel, enamelum [TA], and substantia adamantina dentis.
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Tooth enamel is the most highly mineralized and hardest substance of the body . Among enamel, dentin, and cementum, enamel is the dental tissue of a tooth which usually is visible in the mouth and must be supported by underlying dentin. Minerals compose 96% of enamel, with the rest being water and organic material . Since enamel is semi-translucent, the color of dentin and any restorative dental material underneath the enamel highly affects the outer appearance of the tooth. ...
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