Tooth development is a dynamic process that involves the stages of the bud, the cap, and the bell, followed by root development and subsequent tooth formation. Processes such as the bud-to-cap ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore have shown that the mechanosensitive ion channels Piezo1 and Piezo2 drive ...

The mechanosensitive Piezo channels regulate the terminal differentiation of odontoblasts into dentin-forming cells by ...

A novel study on the natural coordination of tooth development in time and space, led by Dr. Han-Sung Jung at the Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Korea, has discovered that "lingual" cells on ...

Two distinct stem cell lineages that drive tooth root and alveolar bone formation have been identified by researchers from Science Tokyo. Using genetically modified mice and lineage-tracing techniques ...