Four Chemically Distinct Stages in Developing Enamel from Bovine Incisor Teeth

Abstract
Chemical analysis and the appearance of developing enamel from deciduous bovine incisors have distinguished four stages during the process of development: (1) secretion of soft, translucent, partially mineralised enamel; (2) withdrawal of matrix from the soft enamel; (3) secondary mineralisation of the increasingly rigid enamel; (4) emergence of hard, translucent, mature tissue.