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Line 1: − ==Overview==+ − − '''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 '''[[Enamel Organ#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]] − [[Category:A&P Done]]
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