Distribution of the epithelial rests of Malassez and their relationship to blood vessels of the periodontal ligament during rat tooth development

Kat Petrina S.P.; Sampson Wayne J.; Wilson David F.; Wiebkin Ole W.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2003-0010

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2003)

Distribution of the epithelial rests of Malassez and their relationship to blood vessels of the periodontal ligament during rat tooth development

Kat Petrina S.P.,
Sampson Wayne J.,
Wilson David F.,
Wiebkin Ole W.

Affiliations

Kat Petrina S.P.: 1BDS, BSc Dent(Hons), DClinDent Orthodontic Unit Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Sampson Wayne J.: 2BDS, BSc Dent(Hons), MDS, FADI, FDSRCS(Eng) Orthodontic Unit Dental School, The University of AdelaideAustralia
Wilson David F.: 3BDS, MDS, FFOPC(RCPA) Oral Pathology Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Wiebkin Ole W.: 4BSc, PhD Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide HospitalAustralia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2003-0010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. 77 – 86

Abstract

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Background: There is some evidence that the epithelial cell rests of Malassez partition the root surface from the periodontal ligament blood vessels, and may protect the root from resorption.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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