Meaning of dentinoid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dysplastic form of dentin.
   countable, uncountable
2. A rare tumor of the tooth, in part composed of dentin.
   countable, uncountable
3. The early, uncalcified stage of the dentin matrix seen during tooth formation.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Dentinoid was defined by Gardner and Farquhar as a collagenous tissue, generally non-mineralized, which resembles dentin, but which neither contains tubules nor fulfils the criteria for atubular dentin, and which is located in a close anatomical relationship to odontogenic epithelium.”

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