<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Apoptosis is a physiological process that occurs in the human body throughout the entire life span. This process can be seen in the tissues of the stomatognathic system. A disorder in such programmed cell death processes leads to the development of pathological lesions. Among these are inflammation, osteolytic lesions and neoplastic hyperplasia. We put forward that future studies should concentrate on how to use the knowledge of apoptotic processes and their inhibitors in therapeutic processes involving the stomatognathic system.</p></abstract>

Apoptosis is a physiological process that occurs in the human body throughout the entire life span. This process can be seen in the tissues of the stomatognathic system. A disorder in such programmed cell death processes leads to the development of pathological lesions. Among these are inflammation, osteolytic lesions and neoplastic hyperplasia. We put forward that future studies should concentrate on how to use the knowledge of apoptotic processes and their inhibitors in therapeutic processes involving the stomatognathic system.

Apoptotic factors in physiological and pathological processes of teeth and periodontal tissues – literature review

Department of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, 7 Karmelicka, 20-081 Lublin, Poland

Student Research Group, Dept. of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Lublin

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Apoptosis is a physiological process that occurs in the human body throughout the entire life span. This process can be seen in the tissues of the...

Apoptotic factors in physiological and pathological processes of teeth and periodontal tissues – literature review

Publié en ligne: 03 mars 2015

Pages: 229 - 233

Reçu: 03 nov. 2014

Accepté: 02 déc. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0021

Mots clés
apoptosis, Bcl-2, Ki-67, p53, follicular cyst, keratocyst

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Apoptotic factors in physiological and pathological processes of teeth and periodontal tissues – literature review

Publié en ligne: 03 mars 2015

Pages: 229 - 233

Reçu: 03 nov. 2014

Accepté: 02 déc. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0021

Mots clésapoptosis, Bcl-2, Ki-67, p53, follicular cyst, keratocyst

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
apoptosis, Bcl-2, Ki-67, p53, follicular cyst, keratocyst