Preferred Label : enamel organ;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : enamel organs; organs, enamel; organ, enamel;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enamel organ;
Origin ID : D004658;
UMLS CUI : C0014032;
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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.
