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Effect of mechanical loading on periodontal cells.
Critical reviews in oral biology and medicine : an official publication of the American Association of Oral Biologists - 1 Jan 2001
Pavlin D, Gluhak-Heinrich J
Abstract excerpt
Mechanical loading is an important regulatory factor in alveolar bone homeostasis, and plays an essential role in maintaining the structure and mass of the alveolar processes throughout lifetime. A better understanding of the cellular and molecular responses of periodontal cells is a prerequisite for further improvements of therapeutic approaches in orthodontics, periodontal and alveolar bone repair and...
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