Teeth move through alveolar bone, whether through the normal process of tooth eruption or
by strains generated by orthodontic appliances. Both eruption and orthodontics accomplish …

In this review, most of the known and postulated mechanisms of osteopontin (OPN) and its
role in bone remodeling and orthodontic tooth movement are discussed based on available …

Osteoblasts are mononucleated cells that are derived from mesenchymal stem cells and that
are responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone during initial bone formation …

Fluorescence proteins (FPs) have been widely used for live-cell imaging in the past decade.
This review summarizes the recent advances in FP development and imaging technologies …

The periodontal complex is essential for tooth attachment and function and includes the
mineralized tissues, cementum and alveolar bone, separated by the unmineralized …

Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been used for bone regenerative purposes in different fields
of medicine and dentistry, but contradictory results demand a skeptical look for its potential …

Osteopontin (OPN) was initially identified in osteoblasts as a mineralization-modulatory
matrix protein. Recently, OPN has been studied as a multifunctional protein that is …

The bone extracellular matrix (ECM) contains minerals deposited on highly crosslinked
collagen fibrils and hundreds of non-collagenous proteins. Some of these proteins are key to …

Anthropometric data from three groups of adolescent girls-preoperative adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), screened for scoliosis and normals were analysed by comparing …

The primary cilium is a mechanosensor in a variety of mammalian cell types, initiating and
directing intracellular signaling cascades in response to external stimuli. When primary cilia …