- a variation of dentin.
dentine
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Origin of dentine
C19: from denti- + -in
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The material can also be used on exposed dentine, creating an enamel-like coating that helps reduce tooth sensitivity and improves how restorations, such as fillings or veneers, bond to the tooth surface.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
Hard, protective body scales, made of mineralized tissue such as dentine or enamel, could have migrated into the mouth—a hypothesis known as outside-in.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 2, 2022
Maya dentists drilled holes into the enamel and dentine, then fit the stones and applied a sealant, usually as part of a rite of passage to adulthood.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2022
But these teeth, like most animal teeth, are composed of a substance called dentine, capped by a hard, thin covering of enamel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
Dental caries is a process of disintegration which begins in the enamel of a tooth—usually in the region of its neck—and gradually extends through the dentine till the pulp cavity is reached.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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