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  2. Dental lamina - Wikipedia

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    The most acknowledged theory for supernumerary teeth is hyperactivity of dental lamina. [6] On completion of the dentition, the dental lamina is usually destroyed and reabsorbed, but when remnants fail to resorb, it can continue to proliferate abnormally. This abnormal proliferation can form the extra tooth bud leading to supernumerary teeth ...

  3. Lamia - Wikipedia

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    The Kiss of the Enchantress (Isobel Lilian Gloag, c. 1890), inspired by Keats's "Lamia", depicts Lamia as half-serpent, half-woman. Lamia (/ ˈ l eɪ m i ə /; Ancient Greek: Λάμια, romanized: Lámia), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon".

  4. Vestibular lamina - Wikipedia

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    The vestibular lamina forms shortly after the dental lamina and is positioned right in front of it. The vestibule is formed by the proliferation of the vestibular lamina into the ectomesenchyme. [1] The vestibular lamina is usually contrasted with the dental lamina, which develops concurrently and is involved with developing teeth.

  5. Elapidae - Wikipedia

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    Elapidae (/ ə ˈ l æ p ə d iː /, commonly known as elapids / ˈ ɛ l ə p ə d z /, from Ancient Greek: ἔλαψ élaps, variant of ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") [6] is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth.

  6. Alethinophidia - Wikipedia

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    Common names: advanced snakes. The Alethinophidia are an infraorder of snakes that includes all snakes other than blind snakes and thread snakes.Snakes have long been grouped into families within Alethinophidia based on their morphology, especially that of their teeth.

  7. Newly discovered Himalayan snake species with ‘dozens of ...

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    The Anguiculus dicaprioi is a copper-coloured snake with a short head, large nostrils and ‘dozens of teeth’ Newly discovered Himalayan snake species with ‘dozens of teeth’ named after ...

  8. Primary enamel cuticle - Wikipedia

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    This tissue is primarily basal lamina. It is usually worn away by mastication and cleaning. It is usually worn away by mastication and cleaning. The primary enamel cuticle protects enamel from resorption by cells of the dental sac and also secretes desmolytic enzymes for elimination of the dental sac, allowing fusion between reduced enamel ...

  9. Hemiaspis signata - Wikipedia

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    Hemiaspis signata (common names: black-bellied swamp snake [4] and marsh snake [5]) is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Australia, where it is found along the east coast. [ 6 ] Recognisable by two distinctive narrow white lines on the face, the colour can range from pale olive to black top with a dark grey to black belly.