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2007 | OriginalPaper | Hoofdstuk
Chapter 2 Histology of the Teeth and Surrounding Structures
Auteur : Pieter J. Slootweg, MD, DMD, PhD
Gepubliceerd in: Dental Pathology
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Abstract
Teeth consist for the major part of dentin. This material houses the dental pulp, the soft tissue core of the tooth consisting of myxoid connective tissue with blood vessels and nerves, and supports the enamel cap that covers the part of the tooth that is exposed to the oral cavity. In the root area, dentin is covered by cementum that fixes the collagenous fibres of the periodontal ligament onto the root surface.