Morphological and Ultrastructural Collagen Defects: Impact and Implications in Dentinogenesis Imperfecta

• Principais autores: Lubabah S. A. Gadi (Autor), David Y. S. Chau (Autor), Susan Parekh (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Collagen is the building block for the extracellular matrix in bone, teeth and other fibrous tissues. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease, is a heritable disorder that results from defective collagen synthesis or metabolism, resulting in bone fragility. The dental manifestation of...