The cheek teeth of the rabbit: morphology, histology and development.
A detailed anatomic and histologic description of the cheek teeth of the rabbit, both deciduous and permanent, is presented, together with the chronology of their pre- and postnatal development. The deciduous teeth are of limited growth, while the permanent ones grow continuously. Certain aspects of cementogenesis in these teeth are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002610:Cheek; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003804:Dentin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003817:Dentition; D009805:Odontogenesis; D009811:Odontometry; D011817:Rabbits; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000473:pathology; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000033:anatomy & histology*