Changes in the Distribution of Periodontal Nerve Fibers during Dentition Transition in the Cat.

The periodontal ligament has a rich sensory nerve supply which originates from the trigeminal ganglion and trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus. Although various types of mechanoreceptors have been reported in the periodontal ligament, the Ruffini ending is an essential one. It is unknown whether the di...

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Main Authors: Koji Miki, Shiho Honma, Satomi Ebara, Kenzo Kumamoto, Shinya Murakami, Satoshi Wakisaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129826