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Human periodontal ligament cells express osteoblastic phenotypes under intermittent force loading in vitro.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Jan 2006
Yang Y Q, Li X T, Rabie A B M, Fu M K, Zhang D
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Mechanical strain applied to bone leads to bone remodeling. In the oral cavity, it is unclear how such mechanical force applied to move teeth orthodontically induces alveolar bone remodeling. It is known that osteoclasts are the only cells that are responsible for bone resorption, while the formation and activity of osteoclasts are regulated by osteoblasts. So it is believed that osteoblasts play an...
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