Which process is associated with the initial mineralization of tooth structure?

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Which process is associated with the initial mineralization of tooth structure?

During tooth development, the step where mineral salts are deposited into the organic matrix to begin hardening the tissue is calcification. After the organic matrix is laid down by ameloblasts and odontoblasts in the process of apposition, calcification starts to harden that matrix by mineral deposition, forming the enamel and dentin. Eruption, resorption, and the deposition of the organic matrix without mineralization are not the initial mineralization step. So the initial mineralization of tooth structure is calcification.

During tooth development, the step where mineral salts are deposited into the organic matrix to begin hardening the tissue is calcification. After the organic matrix is laid down by ameloblasts and odontoblasts in the process of apposition, calcification starts to harden that matrix by mineral deposition, forming the enamel and dentin. Eruption, resorption, and the deposition of the organic matrix without mineralization are not the initial mineralization step. So the initial mineralization of tooth structure is calcification.

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