Dental enamel
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > combination inorganic/organic material > combination inorganic/organic animal material > <bone and bone components> > bone (material) > <bone by form> > <tooth and tooth components> > tooth components
Descripción
Intensely hard calcareous substance covering part or all of the crown of the tooth in mammals. Enamel, when mature, consists predominantly of apatite crystals containing calcium and phosphate. Enamel is the hardest tissue of the body; it is not living and contains no nerves. The thickness and density of enamel vary over the surface of the tooth.
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Otros términos
- 琺瑯質 [zh]
- tandglazuur [nl]
- esmalte dental [es]
- fà láng zhí [zh]
- fa lang zhi [zh]
- fa lang chih [zh]
- enamel (dental) [en]
- enamel, dental [en]
- 牙釉質 [zh]