Dental lamina

System Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT 362862007

Dental lamina

Definition

A band of ectodermal cells growing from the epithelium of the embryonic jaws into the underlying mesenchyme and giving rise to the primordia of the enamel organs of the teeth.

Also known as embryonic dental lamina — per UBERON

The Dental lamina is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

Also identified as