Tooth Crown
"Tooth Crown" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The upper part of the tooth, which joins the lower part of the tooth (TOOTH ROOT) at the cervix (TOOTH CERVIX) at a line called the cementoenamel junction. The entire surface of the crown is covered with enamel which is thicker at the extremity and becomes progressively thinner toward the cervix. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p216)
| Descriptor ID |
D019228
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A14.549.167.900.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Tooth Crown- Tooth Crown
- Crown, Tooth
- Crowns, Tooth
- Tooth Crowns
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