The roles of odontoblasts in dental pulp innate immunity

• Main Authors: Hiromichi Yumoto (Author), Kouji Hirao (Author), Yuki Hosokawa (Author), Hitomi Kuramoto (Author), Daisuke Takegawa (Author), Tadashi Nakanishi (Author), Takashi Matsuo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Odontoblasts located in the outermost layer of dental pulp form a natural barrier between mineralized tissues, dentin, and soft tissues, dental pulp, of the vital tooth, and they first recognize caries-related pathogens and sense external irritations. Therefore, odontoblasts possess a speci...