Abstract

The periapical tissue reaction to three concentrations of endotoxin solutions and to a sterile saline control solution was examined in six adult cats. The maxillary and mandibular cuspids were isolated and the pulps extirpated with barbed broaches. The four solutions (1, 10, 100 μg/ml endotoxin, and saline) were then injected into the four prepared teeth for each cat and the access cavities sealed with IRM.

At two week intervals, two cats were sacrificed and the specimens removed, while the remaining animals were retreated as previously described. The block tissue sections were radiographed, fixed in 10% buffered formalin, and prepared for histopathologic examination.

The radiographic lesions were ranked according to size and the ordinal data used in the Friedman and Wilcoxon statistical tests. The histologic sections were examined for type of inflammatory cell infiltrate, degree of inflammation, and osteoclastic activity. The histologic observations were used in a descriptive manner, while the radiographic findings were used for comparison of treatment results.

The radiographic results indicated that there was a significant difference between treatments, when measured by ranking radiolucent lesion size (P

Department

Dentistry

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Mahmoud Torabinejad

Second Advisor

Leif K. Bakland

Third Advisor

William Jarvis

Fourth Advisor

Gordon M. Rick

Fifth Advisor

Grenith J. Zimmerman

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1979

Date (Title Page)

6-1979

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Endotoxins

Type

Thesis

Page Count

vii; 61

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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