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US
/ˈdɛntən/
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NOUN
- 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
How To Use dentin In A Sentence
- Asylum's MFP NanoIndenter is a true "instrumented" indenter and is the first AFM-based indenter that does not use cantilevers as part of the indenting mechanism. Nano Tech Wire
- With the exceptions of the enamel and dentin of the teeth, bone composes the hardest structures in the human body.
- Teeth form mainly from neuroectoderm and comprise a crown of insensitive enamel surrounding sensitive dentine and a root that has no enamel covering.
- This dentine is darker than enamel, so teeth appear stained and discoloured.
- The combination of evenly distributed occlusal enamel and relatively short dentine horns in G. blacki results in a flat and low-cusped occlusal surface suitable to grinding tough or fibrous food objects. Archive 2009-02-01
- Emergency care consists of placing a suitable dentine lining material on to the fractured dentine, and so prompt treatment by a dentist within the same working day or at least by the following morning is required.
- During gnawing, as the incisors grind against each other, they wear away the softer dentine, leaving the enamel edge as the blade of a chisel.
- Fractures limited to the enamel and small amounts of dentine that are not sensitive may not require immediate treatment but should be checked by a dentist.
- Normal dentin is twice as stiff as pinewood, but damaged dentin is more like rubber, which makes it pretty hard to chew with. Tooth Regeneration May Replace Drill-and-Fill « Isegoria
- Here, we can observe dentine tubules around which the apatite has been partially resorbed.