lamina dura,
lamina (lam´in
),
1 a sheet of compact alveolar bone that lies adjacent to the periodontal membrane, the lining of the alveolus.
2 a radiographic term used to identify the radiopaque lining of an alveolus.
lamina (lam´in
),n a flat, thin plate.
lamina, dental,
n a band of epithelial tissue that connects a developing tooth bud to the oral mucosa of the oral cavity.
lamina dura,
n a radiographic term denoting the plate of compact bone (alveolar bone) that lies adjacent to the periodontal ligament.
lamina propria,
n the zone of connective tissue subjacent to the epithelium of a mucous membrane such as the
oral mucosa.
oral mucosa.
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