Effect of menopausal estrogen deficiency on dentin formation: A comparative analysis of mineralization front and predentin thickness in pre and postmenopausal women.

Researchers compared dentin structure in pre and postmenopausal women and found that estrogen deficiency was associated with delayed mineralization of dentin, evidenced by a wider metadentin zone in postmenopausal women, though overall predentin thickness did not differ between groups.

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