| Hunter-Schreger bands | Alternating light and dark lines seen in dental enamel that begin at the dentoenamel junction and end before they reach the enamel surface; they represent areas of enamel rods cut in cross-sections dispersed between areas of rods cut longitudinally. Synonym: Hunter-Schreger lines, Schreger's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Hunter-Schreger lines | Alternating light and dark lines seen in dental enamel that begin at the dentoenamel junction and end before they reach the enamel surface; they represent areas of enamel rods cut in cross-sections dispersed between areas of rods cut longitudinally. Synonym: Hunter-Schreger lines, Schreger's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |