Enamel hypoplasia in molars of sheep and goats, and its relationship to the pattern of tooth crown growth

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 484-495

  Kierdorf, H ^a   Witzel, C ^a   Upex, B ^b   Dobney, K ^b   Kierdorf, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronal cementum; Crown formation; Dental enamel; Enamel extension rate; Hypoplastic defects

Indexed keywords

AMELOBLAST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CEMENTUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; GOAT; MICROSCOPY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SHEEP; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; GOATS; MICROSCOPY; MOLAR; SHEEP; TOOTH CROWN;

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84859441142     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01482.x     Document Type: Article

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