Quain's elements of anatomy . 554 THE TEETH. amount of a substance which appears similar to the intercellular substanceof an epithelium, but is probably calcified. In the outer part of theenamel there are some shorter prisms interpolated between the others. When submitted to the action of dikite acids, the enamel is almost entirelydissolved, and leaves scarcely any discernible traces of animal matter. Thecentre of the prisms is first dissolved, showing this part to be less firmlycalcified than the periphery. By the action of an acid, the enamel of newlyformed or still growing teeth may be brok
Quain's elements of anatomy . 554 THE TEETH. amount of a substance which appears similar to the intercellular substanceof an epithelium, but is probably calcified. In the outer part of theenamel there are some shorter prisms interpolated between the others. When submitted to the action of dikite acids, the enamel is almost entirelydissolved, and leaves scarcely any discernible traces of animal matter. Thecentre of the prisms is first dissolved, showing this part to be less firmlycalcified than the periphery. By the action of an acid, the enamel of newlyformed or still growing teeth may be broken up, and its structural elementsmore easily distinguished. Fiff.
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