Author(s)

Mani Deepthi Chitipothu¹, Deepika Chowdary S.², Chandrashekar P.², Nii Otu Nartey³

¹Department of Oral Pathology, University of Ghana Dental School, Accra, Ghana.
²Department of Oral Pathology, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India.
³Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, University of Ghana Dental School, Accra, Ghana.

Animal experiments are a source of an on-going scientific and non-scientific discussion. Since time immemorial utility of animals for the service of manhood has been practiced. These experimental animal models have distinct advantages because of their ability to reproduce in vivo cellular details and responses occurring in humans. This review addresses various animal models in use for periodontology, oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) research work.

Animal Experiments, Animal Models, Dental Research

Chitipothu, M.D., Deepika Chowdary, S., Chandrashekar, P. and Nartey, N.O. (2022) Animal Models of Relevance to Dentistry. Open Access Library Journal, 9, 1-13. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1108673.