Role of the epithelial cell rests of Malassez in periodontal homeostasis and regeneration - a review

Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 398-404

  Yang, Zhenhua ^a,b   Li, Yanjiao ^a   Ma, Xiaojie ^a   Shen, Lin ^a   Zhao, Zhihe ^b   Jin, Fang ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cementogenesis; Epithelial cell rests Malassez; Hertwig s epithelial root sheath; Periodontal regeneration; Periodontium development; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLODENTAL ANKYLOSIS; ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CEMENTUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPITHELIAL CELL RESTS OF MALASSEZ; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PERIODONTIUM; PLANT ROOT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET ORGAN; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; PERIODONTIUM; REGENERATION;

EID: 84940925614     PISSN: 1574888X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1574888X10666150312100957     Document Type: Article

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