6 Questions
During which stage of tooth development does the enamel organ form?
Bud stage
What is the dental papilla?
The condensed mesenchyme which will form enamel
What is the function of the dental follicle during tooth development?
Surrounds enamel organ and dental papilla, forms periodontium
What is the first dentine to be formed during tooth development?
Mantle dentin
What is the layer of dentin matrix immediately adjacent to odontoblasts that remains unmineralized?
Predentin
What happens to the dental papilla after dentin formation during the late bell stage of tooth development?
It converts into dental pulp
Test your knowledge of tooth development with this quiz on the stages of thickening, budding, and cap formation in embryonic life. Keywords: tooth development, ectomesenchyme, dental lamina, enamel organ, tooth bud.
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