Identification of A Novel Root Resorptive Function of Osteopontin Gene

Objective: Osteopontin (OPN) has been proposed to play a role in bone resorption. With regard to bone and cementum/dentin structural and histological similarities, it was hy-pothesized that expression of this gene might be increased in resorptive lacunae during orthodontic tooth movement. Materia...

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Main Authors: M. Seifi, M. Jessri, E. Vahid-Dastjerdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/163

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