title: Development, maturation, and aging of the alveolar bone. New insights.
abstract: Osteoblasts and bone tissue of the mandibular and maxillary alveolar processes substantially differ from osteoblasts and bone in other parts of the skeleton. These differences are apparent during embryonic development, maturation, and aging of these bones. The cellular and molecular basis for these differences is still not clear, but it is unfolding at record speed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zernik
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nowroozi
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maxson
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000503:physiopathology; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005801:Genes, Homeobox / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009804:Odontoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D012886:Skull / Q000196:embryology
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins