The surfaces of enamel and dentin that had become separated from each other presumably in the region of the dentinoenamel junction were examined. The enamel surface at the junction was scalloped; the scallops were made of enamel rods. The dentinal surface showed a mirror image picture, tubular in nature. Both surfaces were granulated, which may indicate that apatite crystals from the two tissues intermingle there.
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