dentinoids

Noun

dentinoid (countable and uncountable, plural dentinoids)

1. A dysplastic form of dentin.
   • Dentinoid was defined by Gardner and Farquhar as a collagenous tissue, generally non-mineralized, which resembles dentin, but which neither contains tubules nor fulfils the criteria for atubular dentin, and which is located in a close anatomical relationship to odontogenic epithelium.2014 November 20, [Adalberto Mosqueda-Taylor,corresponding author Brad W. Neville, Yukihiro Tatemoto, Ikuko Ogawa, and Takashi Takata], “[Odontogenic Carcinoma with Dentinoid: A New Odontogenic...
2. A rare tumor of the tooth, in part composed of dentin.

   Synonyms:

   dentinoma

3. The early, uncalcified stage of the dentin matrix seen during tooth formation.

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