Histopathological and radiographic evaluation of rat molar teeth after traumatic injury-a pilot study

Radiographic and histopathological evaluation of mechanical trauma on the development of maxillary molars in rat. Experimental study with 7-day-old five new born Wistar rats. Trauma induced on 7(th) postnatal day with #55 K file. Right first molar region of the maxilla was the experimental side, and...

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Published in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2012-09, Vol.16 (3), p.313-317
Main Authors: Prasanth, T, Saraswathi, Tr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Histology
Histology, Pathological
Injuries
Original
Pathology
Radiography
Radiography, Medical
Rodents
Teeth
Trauma
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Summary:Radiographic and histopathological evaluation of mechanical trauma on the development of maxillary molars in rat. Experimental study with 7-day-old five new born Wistar rats. Trauma induced on 7(th) postnatal day with #55 K file. Right first molar region of the maxilla was the experimental side, and the left side as control. Each animal was sacrificed for histopathological observation on 8(th) day (immediately next day of injury), 10(th) day (after 3 days of injury), 13(th) day (Enamel completion), 19(th) day (Emergence into oral cavity) and 42(nd) day when all the teeth came into functional occlusion. On the 42(nd) day experimental side of the study, the 1(st) molar tooth had not erupted and the radiographs taken revealed conglomerate mass suggestive of complex odontome. Reduced tooth size, altered enamel and dentin formation, abscess formation and complex odontome like structure were observed histopathologically. The diversity of morphlogical and histopathological changes to intrusive force implies intricate mechanism involved in tooth development.
ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/0973-029X.102473