Anatomy
dental papilla
den·tal pa·pil·la
Subclass of:
Tooth Germ
Definitions related to dental papilla:
  • Mesodermal tissue enclosed in the invaginated portion of the epithelial enamel organ and giving rise to the dentin and pulp.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Segment of gingiva, each instance of which is a condensation of some ectomessenchymal tissue below some enamel organ; it differentiates into some dentin and dentin pulp.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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