| umls-concept:C0011435 | skos:definition | MSH: The formation of dentin. Dentin first appears in the layer between the ameloblasts and odontoblasts and becomes calcified immediately. Formation progresses from the tip of the papilla over its slope to form a calcified cap becoming thicker by the apposition of new layers pulpward. A layer of uncalcified dentin intervenes between the calcified tissue and the odontoblast and its processes. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992),CSP: the formation of dentin; dentin first appears in the layer between the ameloblasts and odontoblasts and becomes calcified immediately; formation progresses from the tip of the papilla over its slope to form a calcified cap becoming thicker by the apposition of new layers pulpward; a layer of uncalcified dentin intervenes between the calcified tissue and the odontoblast and its processes.,GO: The process whose specific outcome is the formation of dentin, the mineralized tissue that constitutes the major bulk of teeth. Dentin may be one of three types: primary dentin, se | lld:umls |
