Enamel Explained

Enamel may refer to:

Decorative arts

• Vitreous enamel, a smooth, durable coating for metal, made of melted and fused glass powder
• Enamelled glass, glass which has been decorated with vitreous enamel
• Overglaze enamelling, painting on top of glaze in pottery

Dentistry

• Tooth enamel, the hard mineralised surface of teeth
• Enamel organ, a cellular aggregation in a developing tooth that is responsible for the formation of enamel

Industrial products

• Enamel paint, commercial paint that dries to an especially hard glossy finish
• Enameled wire, wire insulated with a hard polymer coating