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8146626

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
The morphological study of odontomas provides an alternative model for observing the formation of dental tissues, since different maturing stages are present simultaneously. Investigations were performed on decalcified samples (using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy) and on undecalcified samples of complex odontoma enamel (using transmission electron microscopy). Simultaneous presence of prismatic enamel at various maturing stages with different structural characteristics was observed. Such enamel was sometimes associated with layers of ameloblastic cells with characteristics of cells in functional activity. In other sites, the enamel did not present a prismatic structure but it appeared as unstructured material clusters with abundant organic component. It was concluded that the theory according to which an ecto-mesenchymal inductive failure occurs in odontomas is not confirmed. The defect seen at the beginning of the differentiated and anomalous tissue maturation may be related to latest events in the development of the enamel organ. In this regard, it was concluded that such events involve the efficiency of the ameloblasts and the possible alterations in the organic matrix.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0891-7035
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
999-1006; discussion 1006-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Observations on the enamel of odontomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia Generale, Università di Pavia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't