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Comparative Study
. 1992 Jun;63(6):533-9.
doi: 10.1902/jop.1992.63.6.533.

Clinical and light microscopic observations of gingivitis and early ligature-induced periodontitis in the cynomolgus monkey

M R Wirthlin  1 , M Z Hussain
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Comparative Study

Clinical and light microscopic observations of gingivitis and early ligature-induced periodontitis in the cynomolgus monkey

M R Wirthlin et al. J Periodontol. 1992 Jun.

Abstract

Clinical and histological observations were made on gingivitis and ligature-induced periodontitis in 4 adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) to define the changes occurring in the early periodontitis lesion. Silk ligatures were tied around selected posterior teeth and replaced weekly for 4 weeks. The changes from gingivitis to periodontitis induced by ligation, and back to a state of clinical health after ligature removal, scaling and polishing, were characterized by Plaque Index, Gingival Index, probing pocket depth, attachment loss, and histologic evaluation. A mild, chronic marginal gingivitis was the normal finding in the gingiva of posterior teeth. The inflammatory infiltrate in the connective tissue contained primarily lymphocytes. Hygienic measures once a week reduced the amount of infiltrate and the epithelial proliferation, but did not eliminate it. Placement of silk ligatures rapidly changed the clinical picture to a moderate or severe gingivitis, which presented an almost bizarre response of sulcular and oral epithelium, with an increase in polymorphonuclear neutrophil infiltration. Within 2 weeks there was significant probing attachment loss. The clinical response on removal of ligatures and plaque was almost as rapid as the onset. The animal model is useful for manipulating variables in ways not possible in the study of human periodontitis.

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