Cement
Substance of tooth produced by cementoblasts; surrounds the dentine of the root of the tooth.
type: class
is-a: Acellular anatomical structure
subclasses: Cement of upper second secondary premolar tooth, Cement of upper third secondary molar tooth, Cement of lower central secondary incisor tooth, Cement of lower third secondary molar tooth, Cement of upper central secondary incisor tooth, Cement of lower secondary canine tooth, Cement of upper lateral secondary incisor tooth, Cement of upper first secondary premolar tooth, Cement of upper first secondary molar tooth, Cement of lower second secondary premolar tooth, Cement of lower second secondary molar tooth, Cement of upper secondary canine tooth, Cellular cement, Acellular cement, Cement of upper second secondary molar tooth, Cement of lower first secondary premolar tooth, Cement of lower first secondary molar tooth, Cement of lower lateral secondary incisor tooth
:documentation: Bloom & Fawcett 94:585 - Consists of calcified matrix of collagen fibers, glycoprotein, and mucopolysaccharides.nnGray's 99:1711 - Bone-like tissue covering the dental roots, consists of hydroxyapatite and amorphous calcium phosphates.
Acellular anatomical structure