Published
05/13/2008
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Title:
Tooth Development - Bud Stage
Resource Type:
Desktop Application
Primary Author: McGill Molson Medical Informatics Project
Institution:
McGill University Faculty of Medicine
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| Description:
Teeth begin to develop at the 6th week of gestation. Since all the mesenchyme in the head of the embryo is derived from the neural crest, the cells that induce tooth formation also originate from neural crest, indeed, the cell responsible for the secretion of dentin, the odontoblast, is of neural crest origin. Clusters of cells from the neural crest migrate to 10 sites along the future upper and lower jaws. These cells induce the overlying oral epithelium, or ectoderm, to become a tooth forming
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Publication Associated with the Following Collections:
ADEA
MMMI
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