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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Du W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5866892 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Du Wen W Du Wei W Yu Haiyang H
Stem cells international 20180311
The mineralized tissue of the tooth is composed of enamel, dentin, cementum, and alveolar bone; enamel is a calcified tissue with no living cells that originates from oral ectoderm, while the three other tissues derive from the cranial neural crest. The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are critical during the tooth development. Accumulating evidence has shown that the formation of dental tissues, that is, enamel, dentin, and supporting alveolar bone, as well as the development and homeostasis of ...[more]