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Pulp Development

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The first part of this chapter reviews the initial steps of tooth development, involving gene expression, transcription, and growth factors. After the cascade leading from the formation of dental placodes to buds, caps, and dental papilla, the dental follicle (or dental sac) contributes to the dental organ of deciduous and permanent teeth. Epithelio-mesenchymal interactions provide reciprocal and sequential exchanges of signals through the basement membrane and cell commitment during tooth morphogenesis.

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Dimitrova-Nakov, S., Goldberg, M. (2014). Pulp Development. In: Goldberg, M. (eds) The Dental Pulp. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55160-4_1

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