Dental-enamel junction

The dental-enamel junction, abbreviated DEJ,^[1] is the boundary between the enamel and the underlying dentin that form the solid architecture of a tooth.

It is also known as the amelo-dentinal junction,^[2] or ADJ.

References

1. ^ White SN, Miklus VG, Chang PP, et al. (October 2005). "Controlled failure mechanisms toughen the dentino-enamel junction zone". J Prosthet Dent 94 (4): 330–5. doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2005.08.013. PMID 16198169. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-3913(05)00439-7. 
2. ^ Mahoney E, Ismail FS, Kilpatrick N, Swain M (December 2004). "Mechanical properties across hypomineralized/hypoplastic enamel of first permanent molar teeth". Eur. J. Oral Sci. 112 (6): 497–502. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0722.2004.00162.x. PMID 15560832. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0909-8836&date=2004&volume=112&issue=6&spage=497. 

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