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DENTIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dentin" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Holonyms ("dentin" is a part of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
Synonyms:
dentin; dentine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dentin" is a kind of...):
animal material (material derived from animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dentin"):
ivory; tusk (a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses)
Context examples:
It is characterized by the presence of enamel and dentin and the absence of tooth-like structures.
(Complex Odontoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The application of a barrier substance to either the dentin or the dental pulp of a tooth which protects the tooth from contact with oral contaminants.
(Dental Pulp Capping, NCI Thesaurus)
The team used laboratory cell lines to investigate how LPL induced dentin.
(Laser Therapy Prompts Regeneration in Teeth, NIH)
Tooth decay that extends through the enamel into the dentin layer.
(Caries into Dentin, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of an epithelial component, fibromyxoid stroma, and dentin formation.
(Ameloblastic Fibrodentinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of a fibromyxoid stroma, epithelial component, dentin, and enamel.
(Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Tooth decay that has invaded the dentin, creating dentin that is partially demineralized and containing mineral crystals in the tubules.
(Carious Dentin, NCI Thesaurus)
Moreover, this agent has shown a demineralization effect on dentin.
(Herbal Polysaccharide Saliva Substitute, NCI Thesaurus)
It consists of the dental pulp, dentin, enamel, cementum, odontogenic epithelium, and periodontium.
(Odontogenic Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
A hard, thin, translucent layer of calcified substance that envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth.
(Enamel, NCI Thesaurus)
