imbrication lines of Pickerill
- imbrication lines of Pickerill
- lines formed by ends of rod bundles that overlie one another and are arranged in scalariform fashion on the surface of the crown of a tooth; seen on longitudinal sections of a tooth together with the incremental lines, but forming areas not completely contained in the enamel. Called also Pickerill imbrication l's. See also incremental l's.
Medical dictionary.
2011.
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Pickerill imbrication lines — imbrication l s of Pickerill … Medical dictionary
incremental lines — n pl lines seen in a tooth in section showing the periodic depositions of dentin, enamel, and cementum occurring during the tooth s growth * * * lines showing the successive layers deposited in a tissue. In the enamel, they are brown striations… … Medical dictionary
