| dentilabial | Relating to the teeth and lips. Origin: denti-+ L. Labium, lip (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dentile | <zoology> A small tooth, like that of a saw. Origin: LL. Dentillus, for L. Denticulus. See Dentil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dentilingual | Relating to the teeth and tongue. Origin: denti-+ L. Lingua, tongue (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentin | <dentistry> The calcified tissue below the enamel, enclosing the cavity of the tooth containing the pulp chamber and root canals. (08 Jan 1998) |
| dentin bridge | A deposit of reparative dentin or other calcific substances which forms across and reseals exposed tooth pulp tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentin dysplasia | An apparently hereditary disorder of dentin formation, marked by a normal appearance of coronal dentin associated with pulpal obliteration, faulty root formation, and a tendency for peripheral lesions without obvious cause. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentin globule | Calcospherites formed by calcification or mineralization of the dentin occurring in globular areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentin permeability | The property of dentin that permits passage of light, heat, cold, and chemical substances. It does not include penetration by microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentin, secondary | Dentin formed and deposited in response to a normal or slightly abnormal stimulus, after the complete formation of the tooth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentin-bonding agents | Cements that act through infiltration and polymerization within the dentinal matrix and are used for dental restoration. They can be adhesive resins themselves, adhesion-promoting monomers, or polymerization initiators that act in concert with other agents to form a dentin-bonding system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentinal | Relating to dentin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentinal canals | Minute, wavy, branching tubes or canals in the dentin; they contain the long cytoplasmic processes of odontoblasts and extend radially from the pulp to the dentoenamel junction. Synonym: dental tubules, dentinal canals, dentinal tubules, tubuli dentales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentinal fluid | The lymph or fluid of dentin. It is a transudate of extracellular fluid, mainly cytoplasm of odontoblastic processes, from the dental pulp via the dentinal tubules. It is also called dental lymph. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentinal papilla | Mesodermal tissue enclosed in the invaginated portion of the epithelial enamel organ and giving rise to the dentin and pulp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentinal sheath | A layer of tissue relatively resistant to the action of acids, which forms the walls of the dentinal tubules. Synonym: Neumann's sheath. (05 Mar 2000) |