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ArticleCells2012

Stress response pathways in ameloblasts: implications for amelogenesis and dental fluorosis.

Megan L Sierant, John D Bartlett

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Article in Cells, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Roles of calcium in ameloblasts during tooth development: A scoping review.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025
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  7. Tooth Enamel and its Dynamic Protein Matrix.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  8. Fluoride exposure alters CaScience signaling · 2020
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  9. How pH is regulated during amelogenesis in dental fluorosis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2018
    Review
  10. Immunohistochemical Localization of Fam83h During Fluorosis-induced Mouse Molar Development.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2018
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  13. A comparison of the presentation of molar incisor hypomineralisation in two communities with different fluoride exposure.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Megan L SierantDepartment of Cytokine Biology, Forsyth Institute; 245 First St., Cambridge, MA, 02142 & Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115.
John D Bartlett

Funding

THE ROLE OF STRESS AND PH IN FLUOROSISR01DE018106 · NIDCR · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BARTLETT, JOHN D · 2009 to 2016
$3.8M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE018106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human enamel development of the permanent teeth takes place during childhood and stresses encountered during this period can have lasting effects on the appearance and structural integrity of the enamel. One of the most common examples of this is the development of dental fluorosis after childhood exposure to excess fluoride, an elemental agent used to increase enamel hardness and prevent dental caries. Currently the molecular mechanism responsible for dental fluorosis remains unknown; however, recent work suggests dental fluorosis may be the result of activated stress response pathways in ameloblasts during the development of permanent teeth. Using fluorosis as an example, the role of stress response pathways during enamel maturation is discussed.

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ameloblastamelogenesisenamelendoplasmic reticulum stressfluorosisunfolded protein response

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PMID23745169
PMCPMC3671616

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