Tooth enamel organ

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Tooth enamel organ

Definition

A circumscribed mass of ectodermal cells which bud off from the dental lamina; it becomes cup-shaped and develops on its internal face the ameloblast layer of cells that produces the enamel cap of a developing tooth.

Also known as dental organ, enamel organ — per UBERON

The Tooth enamel organ is a part of the None.

Also identified as