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The soft connective tissues of the gingiva and periodontal ligament: are they unique?
Author(s) -
Palmer RM,
Lubbock MJ
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1995.tb00188.x
Subject(s) - periodontal fiber , connective tissue , soft tissue , neural crest , medicine , ligament , anatomy , dentistry , pathology , biology , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology
The connective tissues of the gingiva and periodontal ligament share a common embryonic development from cells of the cranial neural crest. This review paper describes the relationship of these tissues in tooth germ initiation, development and eruption.