Substantial advantages in the field of bone, enamel and dentin formation have taken place due to the availability of specific markers which facilitate identification of these tissues.In contrast to this, the lack of specific markers for cement has limited our knowledge on mechanisms that control differentiation of cementoblastic cells, cement formation as well as periodontium development.
En contraste, la falta de marcadores específicos para el cemento ha limitado nuestro conocimiento acerca de los mecanismos que controlan la diferenciación de células cementoblásticas, la formación del cemento y el desarrollo del periodonto.