Role of Attrition and Occlusal Contact in the Physiology of the Rat Incisor: III. Prevention of Attrition and Occlusal Contact in the Nonarticulating Incisor

Y. Michaeli, M. M. Weinreb

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Abstract

Removal of occlusal contact in the absence of attrition liberates the growth potential of the rat incisor, which is expressed in a doubled rate of axial growth and eruption. The differentiation times, the life spans and the rates of apposition of dental hard tissue-forming cells, however, are independent of the rates of growth and eruption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)633-640
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Dental Research
Volume47
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1968
Externally publishedYes

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