Anatomy

Odontoblasts

The mesenchymal cells which line the DENTAL PULP CAVITY and produce DENTIN. They have a columnar morphology in the coronal pulp but are cuboidal in the root pulp, or when adjacent to tertiary dentin.

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The mesenchymal cells which line the DENTAL PULP CAVITY and produce DENTIN. They have a columnar morphology in the coronal pulp but are cuboidal in the root pulp, or when adjacent to tertiary dentin.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Odontoblasts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009804. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009804
  2. Odontoblasts. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontoblast
  3. Odontoblasts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853338