Odontoblast process
An odontoblast process (also called Tomes's fibers or Tomes fibers, or by a dated term Tomes's fibrils[1]) is an extension of a cell called an odontoblast, which forms dentin in a tooth. The odontoblast process is located in dentinal tubules. It forms during dentinogenesis and results from a part of the odontoblast staying in its location as the main body of the odontoblast moves toward the center of the tooth's pulp. The odontoblast process causes the secretion of hydroxyapatite crystals and mineralization of the matrix secreted by the odontoblasts.
References
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Cate, Arnold Richard Ten (1999). Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function. Singapore: Harcourt Asia. ISBN 978-981-4033-17-6. OCLC 52693365.
See also
- Tomes's process
- John Tomes
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