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Is is safe to swallow and digest tooth enamel?

Also, what causes it to break off?

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What do you call the white covering of the tooth?

It is called the enamel. It's the most external layer of a tooth and the hardest substance in the body.


Can the body digest a false tooth?

Highly unlikely. If you swallow a false tooth - it will simply pass through the digestve tract and be expelled naturally in your faeces.


What is the human tooth enamel called?

Enamel is called the dentine part of the tooth


What is the outer of a tooth called?

Tooth enamel.


Is tooth enamel and paint enamel the same?

yes


Name one metal element in tooth enamel?

Calcium is a metal element present in tooth enamel.


Why do we get a hole in your tooth?

Eroding away of tooth enamel


The outside of your tooth is called enamel?

it is called enamel. so the answer is true It is called enamel


What element is needed for strong enamel?

Tooth enamel, calcium. Nail enamel, Biotin.


What is the hard surface of tooth made of?

The hard surface of the tooth is made of enamel which is the hardest tissue in the human body. Tooth enamel has no living cells so unlike a broken or fractured bone the body has no way to repair chipped/cracked enamel.


What is the difference between enamel lamella and crack?

Enamel lamellae are defects in tooth enamel that result from incomplete mineralization, while cracks in enamel are actual fractures in the enamel surface that can extend into deeper layers. Enamel lamellae are usually superficial and do not necessarily compromise the structural integrity of the tooth, whereas cracks can weaken the enamel and potentially lead to tooth sensitivity or decay.


Cells that produce this substance degenerate after tooth eruption?

enamel