Bone Cells and Mast Cells Express MMP-9 During Tooth Eruption In Vivo

• Main Authors: Nayra S.C Lima (Author), Isabela R Magalhães (Author), Lívia F Lima-Pansini (Author), Letícia N Gama- (Author), Marcos S Pacheco (Author), Karla L.A Coburn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Context: Tooth development takes place inside a bony crypt in the alveolar bones. Tooth eruption requires, therefore, the removal of bone and lamina propria to establish the eruptive pathway. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to a family of enzymes responsible for the degradation of the extrac...