The response of periodontal cells to kaolinite.

Anna Sonja MüllerKlara JanjićHassan Shokoohi-TabriziGunpreet OberoiAndreas MoritzHermann Agis

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2019)

Kaolinite, a clay mineral, is successfully used in medicine due to its favorable properties. Also, applications in conservative dentistry are described. However, the response of oral cells to kaolinite is still unclear. Here, we assessed the impact of kaolinite on human periodontal cells.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
endoplasmic reticulum stress
signaling pathway
cell proliferation