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You got me curious about tooth osteoblasts, some links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20enamel%20is%20composed%20mainly,non%2Dvital%
by bionhoward 3y ago
You got me curious about tooth osteoblasts, some links:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20enamel%20is%20composed%20mainly,non%2Dvital%20and%20not%20sensitive https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20....
They’re actually called ameloblasts and it seems they do not persist long term (according to our current understanding) “ The cells are part of the reduced enamel epithelium after enamel maturation and then subsequently undergo apoptosis before or after tooth eruption.” from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameloblast?wprov=sfti1#1._Morphogenic_Stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameloblast?wprov=sfti1#1._Morp...
However anecdotally, I feel like my teeth did recover from a crack without any dental work