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odontoblast

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odontoblast /odon·to·blast/ (o-don´to-blast) one of the connective tissue cells that deposit dentin and form the outer surface of the dental pulp.odontoblas´tic
o·don·to·blast (-dnt-blst)
n.
One of the cells forming the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin.
o·donto·blastic adj.
odontoblast
[ōdon′təblast′]
Etymology: Gk, odous, tooth, blastos, germ
one of the connective tissue cells in the periphery of the dental pulp that develops into the primary and secondary dentin of a tooth.
odontoblast [o-don´to-blast]
one of the connective tissue cells that deposit dentin and form the outer surface of the dental pulp adjacent to the dentin.
odontoblast
one of the connective tissue cells that deposit dentine and form the outer surface of the dental pulp adjacent to the dentine.
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1) They are not true neoplasms; rather, they are hamartomas that form from the growth of completely differentiated epithelial and mesenchymal cells that give rise to ameloblasts and odontoblasts.
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Some findings are consistent with an adverse effect of lead on odontoblast function (Appleton 1991).
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