A molecule characterized by a triple helical structure and a high content of glycine, proline and hydroxyproline.
It is the major constituent of connective tissue fibers, the organic matrix of bone, dentin, cementum, and basal laminas.
Collagen is synthesized by fibroblasts, chondroblasts, osteoblasts, and odontoblasts.
Several types are found in the human body.
Type 1 collagen is one of the first products synthesized by the body when bone formation occurs.
Coping screw Computer-aided design/Computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) but is treated in all other respects in the same way as the experimental group.
See: Case-control study, Experimental group.
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