The pH of the Periodontal Pocket and the Glycogen Content of the Adjacent Tissue

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The preparation of an improved microantimony electrode is described. The mean pH of periodontal pockets in chronic periodontitis was found to he 7.09 [plus or minus] 0.07 with no significant variation related to the depth of the pocket A semimicro analysis of tissue for glycogen is described. The mean glycogen content of gingival tissue was found to be 0.185 [plus or minus] 0.031%. The glycogen content of tissue adjacent to periodontal pockets was found to vary inversely with the depth of the pocket, the tissue associated with the shallowest pockets having a higher glycogen content than normal tissue. The tissue associated with the deep pockets has a glycogen content in the same range as normal tissue.

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