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)
    

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A morphologic investigation of certain variations in the structure and mineralization of human dental enamel / by Anna-Greta Gustafson.

Historical studies on the striae of Hunter-Schreger / Kuninori Homma.

Denti de chiaie : (chiaie teeth) / J.M. Eager.

Specification of Louis Eskell : enamel for decayed teeth.

The incidence of enamel hypoplasia among the Krapina Neandertals / Stephen Molnar, I.M. Molnar.

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A morphologic investigation of certain variations in the structure and mineralization of human dental enamel / by Anna-Greta Gustafson.

Historical studies on the striae of Hunter-Schreger / Kuninori Homma.

Denti de chiaie : (chiaie teeth) / J.M. Eager.

Specification of Louis Eskell : enamel for decayed teeth.

The incidence of enamel hypoplasia among the Krapina Neandertals / Stephen Molnar, I.M. Molnar.