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Dental follicle
The
dental follicle
is a sac containing the developing
tooth
and its
odontogenic
organ
. The dental follicle (DF) differentiates into the
periodontal ligament
. In addition, it may be the precursor of other cells of the
periodontium
, including
osteoblasts
,
cementoblasts
and
fibroblasts
. They develop into the alveolar bone, the cementum with
Sharpey's fibers
and the
periodontal ligament fibers
respectively.
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