CEMENTOENAMEL JUNCTIONS
\sɪmˈɛntə͡ʊnˌe͡ɪmə͡l d͡ʒˈʌŋkʃənz], \sɪmˈɛntəʊnˌeɪməl dʒˈʌŋkʃənz], \s_ɪ_m_ˈɛ_n_t_əʊ_n_ˌeɪ_m_əl dʒ_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ʃ_ə_n_z]\
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The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)
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