Organ or Tissue Function
tooth calcification
tooth cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
Subclass of:
Dental Physiological Phenomena; Physiologic calcification
Definitions related to tooth calcification:
  • The process whereby calcium salts are deposited in the dental enamel. The process is normal in the development of bones and teeth. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p43)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (tooth mineralization) The process in which calcium salts are deposited into calcareous tooth structures such as dental enamel, dentin and cementum.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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