Abstract:Nicotine, regarded as the active ingredient in cigarette smoke, is known to directly or indirectly interfere with cellular metabolic pathways including angiogenesis, osteogenesis, and collagen synthesis. Though smoking remains common, relatively little studies focus on nicotine’s role in dental development.
The objective of this project was to assess the effect of prenatal nicotine exposure on dental development using rats (Rattus norvegicus) as an animal model. We hypothesized that maternal prenatal exposure … Show more
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