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Evidence in favor of an anti‐invasion factor in cementum or periodontal membrane of human teeth
Author(s) -
LINDSKOG SVEN,
HAMMARSTRÖM LARS
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1980.tb01209.x
Subject(s) - cementum , collagenase , cementogenesis , dental cementum , dentistry , periodontal disease , chemistry , protease , medicine , biochemistry , dentin , enzyme
– A casein‐agar method for the detection of protease inhibitors has been used on human teeth. Periodontal membranes or cementum have been shown to contain a potent collagenase inhibitor. This inhibitor might explain why the roots of teeth are normally protected against resorption. A similar protease Inhibitor has recently been demonstrated in cartilage and there it was called an anti‐invasion factor.