Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen

Maturation of collagen in the periodontal ligament has often been designated as the cause of tooth eruption. The fact that collagen has a high turnover rate provided some sort of proof of this hypothesis. It is well known that lathyrogens decrease eruption rate. Experiments were performed, using Wis...

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Main Author: Taverne Aart A. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 1991-10-01
Series:Australasian Orthodontic Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1991-0020
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description Maturation of collagen in the periodontal ligament has often been designated as the cause of tooth eruption. The fact that collagen has a high turnover rate provided some sort of proof of this hypothesis. It is well known that lathyrogens decrease eruption rate. Experiments were performed, using Wistar rats, which looked into the relationship between collagen turnover and lathyrism. The collagen turnover was established in teeth not erupting after the administration of lathyrogens. These results were compared to those obtained after having stopped eruption by the placement of a goldcrown on the lower incisors. It was found that lathyrism, and therefore collagen maturation, did not influence turnover rate. Thus the supposition, that collagen is responsible for tooth eruption, becomes doubtful.
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spelling doaj.art-9bc9a9d406064faab1615aa583a6f7c02024-01-22T07:07:10ZengSciendoAustralasian Orthodontic Journal2207-74801991-10-0112211011510.2478/aoj-1991-0020Lathyrism and the half-life of collagenTaverne Aart A. R.01Brisbane, AustraliaMaturation of collagen in the periodontal ligament has often been designated as the cause of tooth eruption. The fact that collagen has a high turnover rate provided some sort of proof of this hypothesis. It is well known that lathyrogens decrease eruption rate. Experiments were performed, using Wistar rats, which looked into the relationship between collagen turnover and lathyrism. The collagen turnover was established in teeth not erupting after the administration of lathyrogens. These results were compared to those obtained after having stopped eruption by the placement of a goldcrown on the lower incisors. It was found that lathyrism, and therefore collagen maturation, did not influence turnover rate. Thus the supposition, that collagen is responsible for tooth eruption, becomes doubtful.https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1991-0020collagenlathyrismtooth eruptionperiodontal ligamentturnover rate
spellingShingle Taverne Aart A. R.
Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen
Australasian Orthodontic Journal
collagen
lathyrism
tooth eruption
periodontal ligament
turnover rate
title Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen
title_full Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen
title_fullStr Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen
title_full_unstemmed Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen
title_short Lathyrism and the half-life of collagen
title_sort lathyrism and the half life of collagen
topic collagen
lathyrism
tooth eruption
periodontal ligament
turnover rate
url https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1991-0020
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