dentinoid

English

Etymology

dentin +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛntɪnˌɔɪd/

Adjective

dentinoid (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to dentin

Noun

dentinoid (countable and uncountable, plural dentinoids)

1. A dysplastic form of dentin.
   • 2014 November 20, [Adalberto Mosqueda-Taylor,corresponding author Brad W. Neville, Yukihiro Tatemoto, Ikuko Ogawa, and Takashi Takata], “[Odontogenic Carcinoma with Dentinoid: A New Odontogenic Carcinoma]”, in [Head and Neck Pathology], volume 8, number 4, page 421:

     Dentinoid was defined by Gardner and Farquhar as a collagenous tissue, generally non-mineralized, which resembles dentin, but which neither contains tubules nor fulfils the criteria for atubular dentin, and which is located in a close anatomical relationship to odontogenic epithelium.

2. A rare tumor of the tooth, in part composed of dentin.

   Synonym: dentinoma

3. The early, uncalcified stage of the dentin matrix seen during tooth formation.