Ameloblast | |
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![]() A developing tooth with ameloblasts marked. | |
![]() The cervical loop area: (1) dental follicle cells, (2) dental mesenchyme, (3) odontoblasts, (4) dentin, (5) stellate reticulum, (6) outer enamel epithelium, (7) inner enamel epithelium, (8) ameloblasts, (9) enamel. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ameloblastus |
MeSH | D000565 |
TE | E5.4.1.1.2.3.20 |
FMA | 70576 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
Ameloblasts are cells present only during tooth development that deposit tooth enamel, which is the hard outermost layer of the tooth forming the surface of the crown.