New Insights on the Composition and the Structure of the Acellular Extrinsic Fiber Cementum by Raman Analysis.

Acellular extrinsic fiber cementum is a mineralized tissue that covers the cervical half of the tooth root surface. It contains mainly extrinsic or Sharpey's fibers that run perpendicular to the root surface to anchor the tooth via the periodontal ligament. Acellular cementum is continuously an...

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Main Authors: Thomas Colard, Guillaume Falgayrac, Benoit Bertrand, Stephan Naji, Olivier Devos, Clara Balsack, Yann Delannoy, Guillaume Penel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5147880?pdf=render