Ameloblast
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Ameloblasts are cells in teeth that deposit enamel, the hard outer most layer that forms the chewing surface.
Ameloblasts are blasts which secrete the enamel proteins enamelin and amelogen which will later mineralise to form enamel on teeth, the strongest substance in the human body. Ameloblasts are derived from oral epithelium tissue of ectodermal origin. Their differentiation is a result of signalling from the ectomesenchymal cells of the dental papilla.
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