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Enamel Organ

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Definition: Epithelial cells surrounding the dental papilla and differentiated into three layers: the inner enamel epithelium, consisting of ameloblasts which eventually form the enamel, and the enamel pulp and external enamel epithelium, both of which atrophy and disappear before and upon eruption of the tooth, respectively.      Other names Organs, Enamel; Organ, Enamel; Enamel Organs

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