Term Name: tooth placode
Synonyms: dental anlage, dental placode, dental primordium, odontogenic placode, tooth anlage, tooth germ, tooth primordium
Definition: An tooth placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that will give rise to the tooth bud[GO].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0005087]

Relationships
develops into: tooth bud
is a type of: non-neurogenic ectodermal placode presumptive structure