A developmental anomaly in which there is a small nodule of enamel below the cementoenamel junction, usually at the bifurcation of molar teeth. SYN: enamel drop, enamel nodule, enamel pearl.
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enam·e·lo·ma in-.am-ə-'lō-mə n, pl -mas or -ma·ta -mət-ə a benign tumor derived from the remains of the enamel organ
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enam·el·o·ma (ə-nam″əl-oґmə) [enamel + -oma] a nonneoplastic excrescence sometimes found at the bifurcation of a multirooted tooth, at the end of an enamel spur, or on the root surface, which may be composed only of enamel, contain a small dentin nucleus, or contain a minute strand of dentin and pulp. Called also enamel drop and enamel pearl.
Medical dictionary. 2011.