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Tooth enamel is the hard outer layer that covers your teeth. It protects the softer, more sensitive parts of your tooth underneath.
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Key facts
- Latin
- enamelum
- Mesh
- D003743
- Ta98
- A05.1.03.056
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Research
42,268 papers- Tooth Enamel and its Dynamic Protein Matrix.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
- Fatigue and wear of human tooth enamel: A review.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2023
- The intricacies of tooth enamel: Embryonic origin, development and human genetics.Journal of structural biology · 2024
- Tooth enamel: current state of the art.Journal of dental research · 1979
- Coeliac-type permanent-tooth enamel defects.Annals of medicine · 1996
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Article
Parts of a tooth, including the enamel (cross section)
Tooth enamel is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in humans and many animals, including some species of fish. It makes up the normally visible part of the tooth, covering the crown. The other major tissues are dentin, cementum, and dental pulp. It is a very hard, white to off-white, highly mineralised substance that acts as a barrier to protect the tooth but can become susceptible to degradation, especially by acids from food and drink. In rare circumstances enamel fails to form, leaving the underlying dentin exposed on the surface.