Dens in Dente

dens (dens) pl. den´tes   [L.]

1. tooth.

2. a toothlike structure.

3. dens axis; the toothlike process that projects from the superior surface of the body of the axis, ascending to articulate with the atlas.

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dens in den´te  a malformed tooth caused by invagination of the crown before it is calcified, giving the appearance of a “tooth within a tooth.”

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dens in den·te (n dnt)

n.

A developmental disturbance in tooth formation resulting from invagination of the epithelium associated with coronal development into the area that was to be pulp space.

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dens in dente

[den′tə]

an anomaly of the teeth, found chiefly in the maxillary lateral incisors and characterized by invagination of the enamel. The condition causes a radiographic image suggestive of a tooth within a tooth. Also called dens invaginatus, gestant odontoma.

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Dens in Dente

A maldeveloped tooth with an invaginated outer enamel epithelium of the odontogenic germ layer, which in its extreme form is grossly and radiologically malformed, appearing as a tooth in a tooth. In its mildest form, dens in dente occurs in 5% of the population

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dens in dente (denz in den´tā),

n (older terms:
dens invaginatus, gestant odontoma), an anomaly of the tooth found mainly in maxillary lateral incisors; characterized by invagination of the enamel, giving a radiographic appearance that suggests a “tooth within a tooth.”

Dens in dente.