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Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Tooth Cervix
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Tooth Cervix
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Tooth Cervix

Preferred term

Tooth Cervix  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • CEJ
  • Cementoenamel Junction
  • Cementoenamel Junctions
  • Cervix Dentis
  • Junction, Cementoenamel
  • Junctions, Cementoenamel

Note

  • IM; coord with specific tooth (IM) if pertinent

Scope note

  • The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)

History note

  • 97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019237

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