"Periodontal Ligament" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
| Descriptor ID |
D010513
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A14.549.167.646.771
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| Concept/Terms |
Periodontal Ligament- Periodontal Ligament
- Ligament, Periodontal
- Ligaments, Periodontal
- Periodontal Ligaments
- Alveolodental Membrane
- Alveolodental Membranes
- Membrane, Alveolodental
- Membranes, Alveolodental
- Alveolodental Ligament
- Alveolodental Ligaments
- Ligament, Alveolodental
- Ligaments, Alveolodental
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Periodontal Ligament" by people in this website by year, and whether "Periodontal Ligament" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Periodontal Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Calcium phosphate nanoclusters modify periodontium remodeling and minimize orthodontic relapse. Biomaterials. 2025 Apr; 315:122965.
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Contact ratio and adaptations in the maxillary and mandibular dentoalveolar joints in rats and human clinical analogs. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2022 12; 136:105485.
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Regeneration of critical-sized grade II furcation using a novel injectable melatonin-loaded scaffold. Oral Dis. 2023 Nov; 29(8):3583-3598.
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Food hardness can regulate orthodontic tooth movement in mice. J Periodontal Res. 2022 Apr; 57(2):269-283.
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Functional Adaptation of LPS-affected Dentoalveolar Fibrous Joints in Rats. J Periodontal Res. 2022 Jan; 57(1):131-141.
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Regeneration of rat periodontium by cementum protein 1-derived peptide. J Periodontal Res. 2021 Dec; 56(6):1223-1232.
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Treponema denticola dentilisin triggered TLR2/MyD88 activation upregulates a tissue destructive program involving MMPs via Sp1 in human oral cells. PLoS Pathog. 2021 07; 17(7):e1009311.
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Functional adaptation of interradicular alveolar bone to reduced chewing loads on dentoalveolar joints in rats. Dent Mater. 2021 03; 37(3):486-495.
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Gli1+ Periodontium Stem Cells Are Regulated by Osteocytes and Occlusal Force. Dev Cell. 2020 09 14; 54(5):639-654.e6.
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Polymicrobial periodontal disease triggers a wide radius of effect and unique virome. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2020 03 10; 6(1):10.