Tooth Cervix
"Tooth Cervix" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)
| Descriptor ID |
D019237
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A14.549.167.900.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Tooth Cervix- Tooth Cervix
- Cervix, Tooth
- Cementoenamel Junction
- Cementoenamel Junctions
- Junction, Cementoenamel
- Junctions, Cementoenamel
- Cervix Dentis
- CEJ
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