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MeSH Heading: Dental Cementum
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.646.267; A14.549.167.900.250
Unique ID: D003739
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003739
Scope Note: The bonelike rigid connective tissue covering the root of a tooth from the cementoenamel junction to the apex and lining the apex of the root canal, also assisting in tooth support by serving as attachment structures for the periodontal ligament. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Entry Version: DENT CEMENTUM
Entry Term(s): Cementoblast; Cementoblasts; Cementum; Cementum, Dental
See Also: Cementogenesis
Entry Combination: growth & development:Cementogenesis
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Entry Combination: growth & development:Cementogenesis
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Dental Cementum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025