Enamel Crystallites (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Enamel Crystallites

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Enamel is made up of tightly bunched, oblong crystals that are about 1,000 times smaller in width than a human hair.

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Karen DeRocher, Northwestern University

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