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VII-27, Slide 47, Ground Tooth (unstained). Medium power view of a tooth root showing acellular cementum (A) and dentin with tubules (D). The root canal (R) normally contains pulp tissue, but the pulp was removed during preparation of the specimen. Acellular cementum, in contrast to cellular cementum, does not contain lacunae and cementocytes.