Hard tissue

Hard tissue, refers to "normal" calcified tissue, is the tissue which is mineralized and has a firm intercellular matrix.[1] The hard tissues of humans are bone, tooth enamel, dentin, and cementum.[2] The term is in contrast to soft tissue.

  1. ^ "Medical Dictionary". Farlex and Partners. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ Berkovitz BKB; Holland GR; Moxham BJ (2009). Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. Mosby/Elsevier. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7234-3551-8.
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