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Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Dental Cementum
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Dental Cementum
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Dental Cementum
Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Periodontium > Dental Cementum
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Periodontium > Dental Cementum
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Periodontium > Dental Cementum

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Dental Cementum  

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  • Cementum
  • Cementum, Dental

Scope note

  • The bonelike rigid connective tissue covering the root of a tooth from the cementoenamel junction to the apex and lining the apex of the root canal, also assisting in tooth support by serving as attachment structures for the periodontal ligament. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)

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