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Cementum holds the teeth in the jaw, just as cement would.
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What is the function of cementum?
cementum Covers the root of the tooth. The primary function for the cementum is to anchor the tooth to the bony socket with the attachments of the priodontal ligaments.
Cementum in human teeth?
Cementum is the outside covering of the roots of human teeth. The crown of the tooth is covered in enamel.
What is teeth made of?
Your teeth are made of Enamel, Dentin, Pulp and Cementum.
What is your teeth made of?
Your teeth are made of Enamel, Dentin, Pulp and Cementum.
What is the main function of the cementum?
One function of the dentine is to protect the pulp. :)
What is your made of?
Your teeth are made of Enamel, Dentin, Pulp and Cementum.
What are sperm whales teeth made of?
A sperm whale possesses teeth with cementum cells overlying dentin cells. Unlike human teeth (which are comprised mostly of enamel on the tooth portion outside of the gum) sperm whale teeth have cementum outside the gum. Only in larger whales does some enamel show where the cementum has been worn away on the tip of the tooth, revealing the underlying enamel.
Are whale teeth made out of hay question from a child?
Whale teeth are composed of cementum cells and enamel, not hay.
What is teeth structure?
In Histology...Enamel dentine cementum and pulp Anatomically... crown neck and root
Where are sharpey's fibers found?
In the teeth, Sharpey's fibers are the ends of principal fibres that insert into the cementum.
What is strange about blue whales teeth?
Unlike human teeth, which are composed mostly of enamel on the portion of the tooth outside of the gum, whale teeth have cementum outside the gum.
What is perforating fibers?
bundles of collagenous fibers that pass into the outer circumferential lamellae of bone or the cementum of teeth.
