The part of a tooth that is implanted in the gum; the root is normally located below the neck of the tooth, covered by cementum rather than enamel, and attached by the periodontal ligament to the alveolar bone. [ MP:0011165 ]
Synonyms: radix corona root of tooth tooth root
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- EMAPA:37975 (MA:th)
- FMA:55624
- MESH:D014092
- SCTID:245728004
- GAID:1280
Subsets
pheno_slim
Term relations
Subclass of:
- organ subunit
- ectoderm-derived structure
- attached to some calcareous tooth
- part of some calcareous tooth