part of has part precementoblast epithelial sac tooth bud dental follicle EMAPA:35275 tooth follicle dental sac NCIT:C34138 A sac containing the developing tooth and its odontogenic organ. The dental follicle (DF) differentiates into the periodontal ligament. In addition, it may be the precursor of other cells of the periodontium, including osteoblasts, cementoblasts and fibroblasts. They develop into the alveolar bone, the cementum with Sharpey's fibers and the periodontal ligament fibers respectively. BTO:0000337 MA:0003121 Wikipedia:Dental_follicle SCTID:110975002 neural crest-derived structure ecto-epithelium