title: Morphology of the most common form of protostylid on human lower molars.
abstract: Scanning electron microscopy of the enamel surface and enamel structure in the protostylid area classified as a surface irregularity was performed on 26 human lower third molars. This protostylid class can be regarded as the onset of a cusp formation, while the protostylid pits should be considered to be fissures between a protoconid and a poorly expressed protostylid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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authors.lastname: Gaspersic
mesh_terms: D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008964:Molar, Third