Tooth Cement

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• The layer of bone-like mineralized tissue covering the root & neck of a tooth. It serve to anchor the fibers of the periodontal ligament.

More General Terms

• connective tissue

Additional Terms

• periodontal ligament (periodontium)
• tooth dentine

References

1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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