Meanings
adjectivedentinoid (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to dentin
noundentinoid (countable and uncountable, plural dentinoids)
plural dentinoids
- countableuncountableA dysplastic form of dentin.
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.
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 - countableuncountableThe early, uncalcified stage of the dentin matrix seen during tooth formation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare tumor of the tooth, in part composed of dentin.
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dentinoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentinoid
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