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odontogenic papilla

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A condensation of odontoblasts that forms the part of a tooth germ that gives rise to dentin and pulp in the mature tooth. It lies below a cellular aggregation known as the enamel organ. [ ZFA:0005140 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_papilla ]

Synonyms: odontogenic condensation

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uberon_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Cell condensation that is a well-defined population of densely organized mesenchymal cells that aggregates adjacent to an epithelium.[VSAO], Tissue of the developing tooth. It is composed of pre-odontoblast and undiffentiated mesnchyme cells and connects to the basal lamina.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000003

Teeth and tooth-like structures, together named odontodes, are repeated organs thought to share a common evolutionary origin. These structures can be found in gnathostomes at different locations along the body: oral teeth in the jaws, teeth and denticles in the oral-pharyngeal cavity, and dermal denticles on elasmobranch skin.[uncertain][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000011

In humans, the dental papilla appears after 8-10 weeks intra uteral life

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has related synonym

tooth mesenchyme, dentinal papilla, papilla dentis, dental papilla, dermal papilla

has narrow synonym

pharyngeal tooth mesenchyme

id

UBERON:0001763

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Dental papilla