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==Overview==
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#redirect[[Tooth - Anatomy & Physiology#Ameloblasts]]
 
 
'''Ameloblasts''' are cells in the enamel organ which forms the tooth. They secrete '''[[Enamel|enamel]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
==Properties==
 
 
 
[[Image:Ameloblast Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ameloblast Histology - Copywright RVC 2008]]
 
 
 
Epithelial cells line the inner surface of the enamel organ. '''Ameloblasts''' are derived from epithelium and form a single layer of very long columnar cells that are hexagonal in cross section. They have elongated, basally sited nuclei. They synthesise '''[[Enamel|enamel]]''' which forms the '''[[Crown|crown]]''' of each tooth. They maintain connections with the newly synthesised '''[[Enamel|enamel]]''' through cellular projections called '''Thomes' fibres'''.
 
 
 
'''[[Enamel|Enamel]]''' is acellular so once the connection with the ameloblasts via the '''Thomes' fibres''' is lost (upon eruption), the [[Enamel|enamel]] matrix cannot be remodelled.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology]]
 
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