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The soft connective tissues of the gingiva and periodontal ligament: are they unique?
1United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, London, UK.
Oral Diseases
|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
The connective tissues of the gingiva and periodontal ligament share a common embryonic development from cells of the cranial neural crest. This review paper describes the relationship of these tissues in tooth germ initiation, development and eruption.