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Micro-dissection of Enamel Organ from Mandibular Incisor of Rats Exposed to Environmental Toxicants
Published on: March 29, 2018
[Oral cavity as a target and a marker of environmental exposures: diseases diagnosed during adulthood]
Sylvie Babajko1, Géraldine Lescaille2, Loredana Radoï3
1Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMRS 1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, 15 rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006, Paris, France.
Abstract:
The oral cavity is one of the main route for environmental contaminations associated to many chronic diseases via alimentation, medications and respiration. Other factors may also impact the oral environment, some of them are endogenous, like microbiota, hormones and saliva, and others are exogenous, like dental materials and pathogens.
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