Sentences with word «odontoclasts»
The cause of FRLs is unknown but cells called odontoclasts (which break down the the substance of the tooth) are found in the erosions.
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The cause of FORLs is not completely understood, but the involvement of odontoclasts is seen microscopically.
What we do know is that they result from the activation of cells called odontoclasts.
Odontoclasts are the cells normally responsible for absorbing deciduous (baby) teeth roots to allow adult teeth to erupt.
In this disease process, the odontoclasts inappropriately continue to resorb tooth structure until in some instances the entire tooth is lost.
Tooth resorption is the gradual destruction of a tooth or teeth caused by cells called odontoclasts.
The veterinary dental guru's now just call them Resorptive Lesions, or RL's, because as our understanding of them progressed, we found that the odontoclasts weren't such a big part of it after all.