From a purely anatomic standpoint, root cementum is part of the tooth, but also part of the periodontium.
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Cementum
Synonyms for "cementum" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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10 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- cement noun (cementum)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 牙骨質 /牙骨质 noun (cementum)
Finnish
1 entries- hammassementti noun (cementum)
French
1 entries- cément noun (cementum)
Inuktitut
1 entries- ᒪᓐᖑᖓᑕ ᖄᕈᕕᐊᖓ noun (cementum)
Polish
2 entries- cement noun (cementum)
- kostniwo noun (cementum)
Portuguese
2 entries- cemento noun (cementum)
- cimento noun (cementum)
Slovak
1 entries- zubný cement noun (cementum)
Sample sentences
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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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