stress relief during mastication and a reduction in dentin-enamel sliding and has, thus, not been selected against, making it an accidental adaptation

Functions

It has been proposed that the DEJ is crucial in preventing the progression of cracks from enamel to dentin and averting additional severe tooth fractures

The dentino-enamel junction is an intricate biomechanical interface that forms the boundary between the highly mineralised enamel and the collagen-rich dentin. Enamel is the hardest tissue in the human body,

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