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We used transgenic Notch1-CreERT2\/+;Rosa26mT\/mG and Notch2-CreERT2\/+;Rosa26mT\/mG mice to compare the contribution of Notch1- and Notch2-expressing cells and their progeny in the generation of the different epithelial cell populations. Furthermore, we examined if the dental epithelium organisation and enamel structure are affected in early postnatal incisors of Keratin14Cre\/+;Notch2fl\/fl mice using immunofluorescent staining, gene expression analysis, microcomputed tomography and scanning electron microscopy. Our results showed that Notch2 deletion resulted in smaller incisors with disorganised dental epithelium and defective enamel. Delayed eruption was correlated with alterations in the proliferative and differentiation status of epithelial stem cells in the cervical loop area of the incisors. Similar results were obtained with in vitro studies, where inhibition of the Notch signalling by the CB103 blocker recapitulated the in vivo phenotype. 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