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Fig. 5. A molar tooth germ in the mandible. Note rapid bone formation on 

 the wall of the crypt. (X 10.) (From Bhaskar, 1962.) 



tion on the posterior (distal) walls and bone resorption on the 

 anterior ( mesial ) walls of all tooth sockets ( Fig. 6A and B ) . It has 

 been suggested that the anterior migration of human teeth, which 

 is of great importance in maintaining the integrity of the dental 

 arch, is the result of the remodeling of bone in their sockets. 



From the brief description above it is apparent that, first, the 

 development and eruption of teeth are intimately associated with 

 the internal remodeling of the maxilla and mandible; and, second, 

 the remodeling process is very intense in the early phases of odonto- 

 genesis, slows down progressivelv, but continues throughout life. 



The intimate relationship between bone remodeling and tooth 



