Preferred Label : neck of tooth;
Definition : The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots.
It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (cej), the line at which the
cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski,
Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0227011;
Origin ID : RID9135;
UMLS CUI : C0227011;
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The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots.
It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (cej), the line at which the
cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski,
Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433) [MeSH]
