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cementoblast

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cementoblast /ce·men·to·blast/ (sĕ-men´to-blast) a large cuboidal cell, found between the fibers on the surface of the cementum, which is active in cementum formation.
ce·men·to·blast (s-mnt-blst)
n.
One of the cells that takes part in the formation of the cementum.

cementoblast
[simen′təblast]
(in dentistry) one of the large cuboidal cells that are responsible for the formation of cementum on the root dentin of developing teeth.

cementoblast [se-men´to-blast]
a large cuboidal cell, found between fibers on the surface of cementum, which is active in the formation of cementum.

cementoblast (smen´tōblast),
n the cell that forms the organic matrix of cementum. Derived from the inner aspect of the dental sac during the initial formation of cementum or from the mesenchymal cell of the periodontal membrane after completion of primary cementogenesis. The cementoblast, trapped within cellular cementum, becomes a cementocyte.

cementoblast
a large cuboidal cell, found between fibers on the surface of cementum, which is active in the formation of cementum.


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In vitro, superior cementoblast adhesion to MTA compared with amalgam and IRM[TM], and expression of genes for cementogenesis, led investigators to label MTA as cemento-conductive [Thomson et al.
This space is necessary to provide a channel for the migration of progenitor cells towards and onto the detoxified root surface hence differentiation of cementoblasts, formation of new cementum and periodontal ligament is desired (29,30).
 
 
 
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