Dentition in Mammals Dentition means the arrangement of teeth in the upper and lower jaws on the premaxilla, maxilla, and dentary bones. Development of tooth: Teeth develop over the jaw bone where certain Malpighian cells start actively multiplying forming a mass of cells called dental lamina or enamel organ. A dental papilla made of a group of dermal cells appears below the dental lamina which supplies nourishment. Epidermal cells of the dental lamina that cover the growing dentine are called ameloblast cells. The tooth gradually grows outwards and eventually gets…
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