TOOTH
Description – hard, resistant structure in or around the mouth areas. It is used for catching and masticating food.
Function – Its function includes breaking down food, enabling people to pronounce words and shape the food.
PARTS
•Enamel – is the hardest component of the human body
•Odontoblast – tall polarized cells derived from the cranial neural crest that line the tooth’s pulp cavity
•Ameloblast – contains numerous secretory granules with the proteins of the enamel matrix
TOOTH
Description – hard, resistant structure in or around the mouth areas. It is used for catching and masticating food.
Function – Its function includes breaking down food, enabling people to pronounce words and shape the food.
PARTS
•Enamel – is the hardest component of the human body
•Odontoblast – tall polarized cells derived from the cranial neural crest that line the tooth’s pulp cavity
•Ameloblast – contains numerous secretory granules with the proteins of the enamel matrix