A denticle is any small tooth-like or bristle-like structure. "Denticle" may refer to: *

Denticle (tooth feature) Denticles, also called serrations, are small bumps on a tooth that serve to give the tooth a serrated edge. In paleontology, denticle characteristics such as size and density (denticles per unit distance) are used to describe and classify fossilize ...

, serrations on the teeth of dinosaurs, lizards, sharks, and mammals * Dermal denticles or placoid scales, in cartilaginous fishes *

Pulp stone Pulp stones (also denticles or endoliths) are nodular, calcified masses appearing in either or both the coronal and root portion of the pulp organ in teeth. Pulp stones are not painful unless they impinge on nerves. They are classified: :A) On th ...

or endolith, a calcified mass in the pulp of a tooth

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