Hypodontia, or tooth agenesis, is the most prevalent craniofacial malformation in humans. It
may occur as part of a recognised genetic syndrome or as a nonsyndromic isolated trait …

Dental anomalies are caused by complex interactions between genetic, epigenetic and
environmental factors during the long process of dental development. This process is …

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The clinical importance of variations of tooth number, size and shape is seen in many dental
disciplines. Early diagnosis allows optimal patient management and treatment planning …

Sauropterygia was the most successful marine reptile radiation in history, spanning almost
the entire Mesozoic and exploiting a wide range of habitats and ecological niches. Here we …

Objective This study provides an in vivo evaluation of the inflammatory response, levels of
cell proliferation and apoptosis, and the presence of necrosis after dental bleaching with two …

The Notch signalling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved intercellular signalling
mechanism that is essential for cell fate specification and proper embryonic development …

Apoptosis is a key phenomenon in the regulation of the life span of odontoblasts, which are
responsible for dentin matrix production of the teeth. The mechanism controlling …

Hypoxia inducible factor is a dominant regulator of adaptive cellular responses to hypoxia
and controls the expression of a large number of genes regulating angiogenesis as well as …

Introduction Reactive oxygen species are a group of metabolic intermediates produced
during oxidative metabolism in eukaryotic cells. They include superoxide anion (O 2−) …