From a purely anatomic standpoint, root cementum is part of the tooth, but also part of the periodontium.
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Cementum
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1 entriessolid body substance
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Cementum is the least known calcified tissue in vertebrates (Bosshardt and Schroeder 1996) and several questions about cementogenesis have not yet been answered.
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Whether epithelial cells from Hertwig's sheath contribute to initial cementum formation is controversial as has already been discussed in Chap. 1.
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