from Latin dens = tooth; the substance of the tooth surrounding the pulp.
Inner mineralised layer of a tooth. The crown portion is covered with enamel and the root portion with cementum.
The bone-like substance that makes up the bulk of a tooth.
a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
The mineralized tissue which comprises the bulk of the tooth. Dentin is found under the enamel of the crown and under the cementum of the root. Its structure is tubular.
An ivory-like substance, it forms the second layer of a tooth and is softer than enamel.
calcareous material, harder than bone but softer than enamel, which makes up much or most of a tooth.
The substance underneath your hard outer tooth enamel.
Hard tissue under the enamel and cementum of the tooth.
dense, highly mineralized bone formed by mineralization of a collagen matrix by odontoblasts, mesenchyme-derived cells which form tubules in the dentine as they travel through it. The pattern of tubules is often used to subdivide dentine into various types, e.g. orthodentine, mesodentine.
A layer of tooth structure under the enamel. Exposed dentine is the main cause of tooth sensitivity.
a mineralized dental tissue which normally comprises the majority of tooth mass