denticle

denticle /den·ti·cle/ (den´ti-k'l)

1. a small toothlike process.

2. a distinct calcified mass within the pulp chamber of a tooth.

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den·ti·cle (dnt-kl)

n.

1. See pulp stone.

2. A small tooth or toothlike projection.

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denticle (den´tikl),

n (endolith, pulp nodule, pulpstone), a calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; it may be composed either of irregular dentin (true denticle) or an ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle).

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denticle

1. a small toothlike process.

2. a distinct calcified mass within the pulp chamber or in the dentine of a tooth.