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To determine the developmental consequences of mechanical trauma to developing teeth and their enamel-forming cells.

September 1, 1980Journal of Dental Research

Defects of Enamel in Sheep Resulting from Trauma During Tooth Development

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GSGrace W. SucklingUniversity of Groningen

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Animal experiment demonstrates stage-dependent enamel defects following tooth crypt trauma in sheep, indicating distinct cellular vulnerabilities during amelogenesis.

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To determine the developmental consequences of mechanical trauma to developing teeth and their enamel-forming cells.
Induced mechanical trauma by inserting an instrument into the tooth crypt of developing permanent incisor teeth in sheep.
Inferred the functional activity and developmental phase of labial ameloblasts based on tooth length at the time of injury.
Trauma inflicted on secretory-stage ameloblasts caused missing enamel (hypoplasia).
Trauma inflicted on ameloblasts during their maturation phase caused enamel opacities (hypocalcification).

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G.W. Suckling (1980) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89692c6fc170cbc2fb9fd7 https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345800590092701

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Animal experiment demonstrates stage-dependent enamel defects following tooth crypt trauma in sheep, indicating distinct cellular vulnerabilities during amelogenesis.

Defects of Enamel in Sheep Resulting from Trauma During Tooth Development

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Defects of Enamel in Sheep Resulting from Trauma During Tooth Development

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