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Mandibular tooth bud (600X)

Microimage
Image copyright: Mathias Nordvi, ARR. (Tissue stain: Azan).

This is a bud stage of the mandibular tooth germ showing condensation of the surrounding mesenchyme. The basal membrane separating the ectodermal cells of the tooth bud from the surrounding mesenchyma is barely visible and stains blue

Published September 9th 2015, updated November 29th 2018.