Hunter-Schreger band

Hunter-Schreger bands, commonly abbreviated as HSB, are features of the enamel of the teeth in mammals, mostly placentals.[1] In HSB, enamel prisms are arranged in layers of varying thickness at about right angles to each other. HSB strengthen the enamel and prevent cracks from propagating through the tooth.[2]

  1. ^ Line and Bergqvist, 2005, p. 924
  2. ^ Martin, 1994, p. 121