Epithelial cell rests of Malassez are part of the periodontal ligament cells around a tooth which is a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which it sits and inserts into the root cementum one side and onto alveolar bone on the other.
Epithelial cell rests of Malassez are part of the periodontal ligament cells around a tooth which is a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which it sits and inserts into the root cementum one side and onto alveolar bone on the other.