Tooth eruption

Question 1

the coronal follical produces what factors that regulate osteoclasts and promote bone resorprtion

Answer 1

monocyte precursors are recruited by:
- CSF-1
- MCP-1
fusion of monocytes to form osteoclasts are promoted by RANK and RANKL

Question 2

What factor does the apical follicle promote bone resorption?

Answer 2

BMP-2

Question 3

what feature of the epithelium leads to a bloodless eruption pathway

Answer 3

the reduced enamel epithelium fusing with the oral epithelium

Question 4

primary teeth are resorbed by what?

Answer 4

odontoclasts
- multinucleated osteaoclast like cells
- derived from monocytes