Immunocytochemical characterization of ectopic enamel deposits and cementicles in human teeth

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-59

  Bosshardt, Dieter D ^a   Nanci, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cementicle; Cementum; Ectopic mineralization; Enamel; Non collagenous matrix proteins

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; AMELOGENIN; EPOXY RESIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; OSTEOPONTIN; SIALOPROTEIN; TOOTH CEMENT; BONE SIALOPROTEIN; ENAMEL PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; SIALOGLYCOPROTEIN; SPP1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH MALFORMATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMELOGENIN; DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OSTEOPONTIN; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES; TOOTH CALCIFICATION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0038823714     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2003.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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