##  [Enamel](/enamel) 

  ##  [Enamel](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/enamel-0) 

  

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Definition

The highly mineralized, acellular outermost tissue that covers the anatomical crown of a tooth, composed predominantly of organized hydroxyapatite crystallites and designed to resist abrasion and chemical dissolution but lacking living cells and intrinsic regenerative capacity.