PTH1R signaling controls cementum homeostasis and prevents ankylosis (IMAGE)

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University

PTH1R signaling controls cementum homeostasis and prevents ankylosis

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Schematic showing how loss of PTH1R signaling disrupts Smad3 and Wnt pathways, driving abnormal cementum growth and pathological tooth-bone fusion.

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Prof. Xue Yuan from Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Image Source Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41413-026-00533-5

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