| Term Name: | odontogenic papilla |
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| Synonyms: | dental papilla, dentinal papilla, dermal papilla, odontogenic condensation, papilla dentis, pharyngeal tooth mesenchyme, tooth mesenchyme |
| Definition: | A condensation of odontoblasts that forms the part of a tooth germ that gives rise to dentin and pulp in the mature tooth. It lies below a cellular aggregation known as the enamel organ. |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001763] |