Qualities
Lines of Retzius (think age bands like tree growth rings) – Stria (A)
- artifacts in enamel (not found in dentin) created by incremental steps of ameloblasts
- comparable to the contour "lines of Owen" in dentin
- have increased organic content and show the variations in rhythm as the tooth enamel matrix calcifies
- follow an appositional or side-by-side growth pattern
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