Effects of alendronate on tooth eruption and molar root formation in young growing rats.

Tooth eruption consists of the movement of teeth from the bony crypt in which they initiate their development to the occlusal plane in the oral cavity. Interactions between the tooth germ and its surrounding alveolar bone occur in order to offer spatial conditions for its development and eruption. This involves bone remodeling during which resorption is a key event.

Immunocytochemical study of amelogenin deposition during the early odontogenesis of molars in alendronate-treated newborn rats.

Newborn rats were treated with sodium alendronate to study how enamel is formed and the effect of alendronate during early odontogenesis. Ultrastructural analysis combined with high-resolution immunocytochemistry for amelogenin was carried out. Twelve rats were subjected to daily SC injections of sodium alendronate (2.

Developmental appearance of dentin matrix protein 1 during the early dentinogenesis in rat molars as identified by high-resolution immunocytochemistry.

Dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP 1) is an acidic phosphoprotein that has been postulated to play an important role in mineralized tissue formation. We have examined rat molar tooth germs by applying a high-resolution immunocytochemical approach with the purpose to identify the temporal and spatial localization of DMP 1 at the onset of dentinogenesis. Upper molar tooth germs of 2- to 3-day-old Wistar rats were fixed in a cacodylate-buffered 0.

Immunocytochemical examination of the presence of amelogenin during the root development of rat molars.

The presence of enamel proteins, especially amelogenins, during root development has been a subject of controversy for a long time. Whereas some studies have reported the presence of enamel proteins on the root surface, others were not able to detect them at these places. Since microwave (MW) processing has been shown to improve the antigen retention in mineralised tissues, we have applied MW techniques to ultrastructurally analyse the presence of amelogenin during root formation in rat molars.

Odontoblasts: the cells forming and maintaining dentine.

Odontoblasts are tall columnar cells located at the periphery of the dental pulp. They derive from ectomesenchymal cells originated by migration of neural crest cells during the early craniofacial development. Odontoblasts form the dentine, a collagen-based mineralized tissue, through secretion of its collagenous and noncollagenous organic matrix components and by control the mineralization process.