Dental Scaling

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Summary: cementum Again a thin layer of acellular cementum covers the entire root surface At the tips of the roots this layer is overlain by a thicker deposit of cellular cementum The periodontal ligament attaching the tooth to the alveolar bone of the tooth socket is well seen This ligament is much more cellular than most ligaments and very much more vascular The

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