Central role of pyrophosphate in acellular cementum formation. by Brian L Foster, Kanako J Nagatomo, Francisco H Nociti, Hanson Fong, Daisy Dunn, Anne B Tran, Wei Wang, Sonoko Narisawa, Jose Luis Millán, Martha J Somerman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)) is a physiologic inhibitor of hydroxyapatite mineral precipitation involved in regulating mineralized tissue development and pathologic calcification. …”
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Pathology of bone injury by Athanasou, N

“…Although the response to injury in bone has some characteristics in common with that in soft tissues, bone repair differs in that it occurs in a mineralized tissue that has a high degree of cellular and molecular organization. …”

Branched DNA: a novel technique for molecular diagnostics in bone studies by Ahmad Ariffin, Siti Noor Fathilah

“…Recently, there are increasing applications of molecular techniques for molecular diagnostics in bone studies. Bone is a mineralized tissue containing an abundant matrix, which makes RNA isolation difficult. …”
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Silk-Based Materials for Hard Tissue Engineering by Vanessa J. Neubauer, Annika Döbl, Thomas Scheibel

“…This review summarizes silk-based approaches for mineralized tissue replacements, and how to find the balance between sufficient material stiffness upon mineralization and cell survival upon attachment as well as nutrient supply.…”
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Elastin-Like Protein, with Statherin Derived Peptide, Controls Fluorapatite Formation and Morphology by Kseniya Shuturminska, Kseniya Shuturminska, Nadezda V. Tarakina, Nadezda V. Tarakina, Helena S. Azevedo, Helena S. Azevedo, Helena S. Azevedo, Andrew J. Bushby, Andrew J. Bushby, Alvaro Mata, Alvaro Mata, Alvaro Mata, Paul Anderson, Maisoon Al-Jawad, Maisoon Al-Jawad

“…Recently, elastin-like protein (ELP) with the analog N-terminal sequence of statherin (STNA15-ELP) has been used to regenerate mineralized tissue. Here, the STNA15-ELP has been mineralized in constrained and unconstrained conditions in a fluoridated solution. …”
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Protocol for preparing formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded musculoskeletal tissue samples from mice for spatial transcriptomics by Esther Wehrle, Denise Günther, Neashan Mathavan, Amit Singh, Ralph Müller

“…The complete protocol takes ca. 18 days for mouse femora with adjacent muscle; of this time, >50% is required for mineralized tissue decalcification.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Wehrle et al.1 and Mathavan et al.2 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Dental Pulp Cells Isolated from Teeth with Superficial Caries Retain an Inflammatory Phenotype and Display an Enhanced Matrix Mineralization Potential by Reem El-Gendy, Reem El-Gendy, Hanaa Alkharobi, Hanaa Alkharobi, James Beattie, Josie Meade, Deirdre Devine

“…In addition cells derived from carious pulps (almost always discarded) may have potential for future applications in mineralized tissue repair and regeneration.…”
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NEDD4 E3 Ligases: Functions and Mechanisms in Bone and Tooth by Ke Xu, Yanhao Chu, Qin Liu, Wenguo Fan, Hongwen He, Fang Huang

“…Further, we provide an overview of the involvement of E3 ligases and deubiquitinases in the development, repair, and regeneration of another mineralized tissue—tooth.…”
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Elemental composition of primary lamellar bone differs between parous and nulliparous rhesus macaque females by Paola Cerrito, Bin Hu, Justin Z. Goldstein, Rachel Kalisher, Shara E. Bailey, Timothy G. Bromage

“…Primary lamellar bone is a mineralized tissue with multidien periodicity that begins deposition prenatally and continues until adulthood albeit with concurrent resorption, thus maintaining a record spanning several years of an individual’s life. …”
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Dental stem cells: Dentinogenic, osteogenic, and neurogenic differentiation and its clinical cell based therapies by Gurlal Singh Brar, Ravi Sher Singh Toor

“…This includes millions of dental and oral craniofacial procedure, ranging from tooth restorations to major reconstruction of facial soft and mineralized tissue. Recently, a population of putative post-natal stem cells in human dental pulp (DPSCs) has been identified within the "cell- rich zone" of dental pulp. …”
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A novel fluffy PLGA/HA composite scaffold for bone defect repair by Yuan Tao, Meng Jia, Yang Shao-Qiang, Cheng-Teng Lai, Qian Hong, Yu Xin, Jiang Hui, Cao Qing-Gang, Xu Jian-Da, Bao Ni-Rong

“…Transplant of fluffy PLGA/HA composite scaffold in a rabbit model showed a significant increase in mineralized tissue production compared to conventional and fluffy PLGA/HA composite scaffold. …”
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Effects of Minocycline Hydrochloride as an Adjuvant Therapy for a Guided Bone Augmentation Procedure in The Rat Calvarium by Bob Biewer, Eric Rompen, Michel Mittelbronn, Gaël P. Hammer, Pascale Quatresooz, Felix Kleine Borgmann

“…The strongest tissue augmentation, with 1.8 times that of the untreated control group, and, at the same time, the most mineralized tissue (2.3× over untreated control), was produced in the combination of both treatments, indicating that systemic administration of minocycline-HCl has an accelerating and enhancing effect on vertical bone augmentation.…”
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Enamel Regeneration - Current Progress and Challenges by Jayasudha, Baswaraj, Navin H.K, Prasanna K.B

“…Dental Enamel is the outermost covering of teeth. It is hardest mineralized tissue present in the human body. Enamel faces the challenge of maintaining its integrity in a constant demineralization and remineralization within the oral environment and it is vulnerable to wear, damage, and decay. …”
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The argonaut constructs its shell via physical self-organization and coordinated cell sensorial activity by Antonio G. Checa, Fátima Linares, Christian Grenier, Erika Griesshaber, Alejandro B. Rodríguez-Navarro, Wolfgang W. Schmahl

“…To explain both the continuation of the pattern and the subdivision process, the living cells from the mineralizing tissue must perform contact recognition of the previously formed pattern and subsequent secretion at sub-micron scale. …”
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Compound‐complex odontoma: A rare case report by Chaima Khalifa, Mounir Omami, Maroua Garma, Afef Slim, Sameh Sioud, Jamil Selmi

“…Complex odontomas are made of a mass consisting of an anarchic assembly of mineralized tissue (enamel, dentin, and cementum) and dental pulp; while compound odontomas are consisting of a set of small rudimentary teeth, assembling in clusters. …”
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Evaluation of the Iatrogenic Sciatic Nerve Injury following Double Pelvic Osteotomy Performed with Piezoelectric Cutting Tool in Dogs by Roberto Properzi, Francesco Collivignarelli, Andrea Paolini, Amanda Bianchi, Massimo Vignoli, Ilaria Falerno, Andrea De Bonis, Roberto Tamburro

“…The piezoelectric cutting tool is a surgical device able to involve only mineralized tissue avoiding neurovascular tissue and other soft tissue. …”
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Advances in In Vitro and In Vivo Bioreactor-Based Bone Generation for Craniofacial Tissue Engineering by Emma Watson, Antonios G. Mikos

“…In vivo bioreactors utilize the patient’s own body as a source of cells and of nutrient transfer and involve the implantation of a scaffold with or without growth factors adjacent to vasculature, followed by the eventual transfer of vascularized, mineralized tissue to the defect site. Several different models of in vitro bioreactors exist, and several different implantation sites have been successfully utilized for in vivo tissue generation and defect repair in humans. …”
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PIEZOELECTRIC BONE SURGERY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN VETERINARY OROMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY by Philippe eHENNET

“…Piezoelectric bone surgery is a recent and innovative technology permitting a selective cut of mineralized tissue while sparing soft tissue. Similar to a dental scaler, a high frequency vibration, in the range of 25-35kHz, is transmitted to a metallic tip. …”
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Multi-scale modeling and diffraction-based characterization of elastic behaviour of human enamel by Sui, T, Sandholzer, M, Baimpas, N, Dolbnya, I, Landini, G, Korsunsky, A

“…A multi-scale Eshelby equivalent inclusion model of the enamel was proposed that represents the hierarchical mineralized tissue as a two-level composite: micro-level model with rod embedded in the homogenised enamel material, and nano-level model with HAp crystallites embedded in the rod. …”

Surface and Structural Studies of Age-Related Changes in Dental Enamel: An Animal Model by Izabela Świetlicka, Ewa Tomaszewska, Siemowit Muszyński, Michał Świetlicki, Tomasz Skrzypek, Wojciech Grudziński, Wiesław I. Gruszecki, Daniel Kamiński, Monika Hułas-Stasiak, Marta Arczewska

“…Enamel, the hardest mineral tissue in the vertebrates, is a tissue sensitive to external conditions, reflecting various disturbances in its structure. …”
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