The stabilization of the β-catenin expression in osteocytes and cementocytes with Dmp1-cre (Dmp1(8kb)-cre; Ctnnblox(ex3)/lox(ex3)) amplifies Wnt signaling in the periodontium, causes an excessive cellular cementum, and an abnormally calcified periodontal ligament, eventually leading to dental ankylosis (65). Here, DMP1 is linked to Dental ankylosis.