TODENTJ-25-03-2019_TODENTJ-9-1 1553505614 Bentham Open doi@benthamopen.net Bentham Open The Open Dentistry Journal TODENTJ 1874-2106 1 30 2015 9 1 George Litsas Growth hormone is an important regulator of bone homeostasis. In childhood, it determines the longitudinal bone growth, skeletal maturation, and acquisition of bone mass. In adulthood, it is necessary to maintain bone mass throughout life. Although an association between craniofacial and somatic development has been clearly established, craniofacial growth involves complex interactions of genes, hormones and environment. Moreover, as an anabolic hormone seems to have an important role in the regulation of bone remodeling, muscle enhancement and tooth development. In this paper the influence of growth hormone on oral tissues is reviewed. 1 30 2015 1 8 TODENTJ-9-1 1 10.2174/crossmark_policy opendentistryjournal.com benthamopen.com true Peer Reviewed Single blind Checked with iThenticate 2014-11-4 2014-12-8 2014-12-11 2015-1-30 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 10.2174/1874210601509010001 1553505614 https://opendentistryjournal.com/VOLUME/9/PAGE/1/ https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-1/TODENTJ-9-1.xml Endocr Rev. 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