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VII-20, Slide 46, Developing Tooth, Late Bell Stage (H&E). Low power view of a developing tooth in the late bell stage. It is during this stage that the mineralized tissues of the tooth are formed. Note the following layers: odontoblasts (1), dentin (2) produced by odontoblasts, enamel (3) produced by ameloblasts and ameloblasts (4). The dental papilla is now called the dental pulp (P).