Cuticle,Enamel

《英文msh词典》Cuticle,Enamel
[入口词] Cuticle,Enamel
[主题词] Dental Enamel
[英文释义] A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope,it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance,and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski,Dictionary of Dentistry,1992,p286)