Histochemical Detection of Acid and Alkaline Phosphatases in Periodontal Tissues After Experimental Tooth Movement
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 47 (2) , 340
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345680470022601
Abstract
A rubber dam was inserted between the 1st and 2nd molars on the left side of the upper jaw of 60 Wistar rats. The technique for the preparation of the tissue is described. The decreasing alkaline phosphatase activity of the peri-dontal ligaments on the pressure side may be due to biological alteration after orthodontic tooth movement and to a suppressing effect on certain metabolic activities associated with metabolic changes of periodontal fibers. The strongest acid and alkaline phosphatase activities in the calcifying ligaments may participate in calcification. Acid phosphatase in ligaments adjacent to the cementum was the same as controls. Acid phosphatase in the peridontal ligament is apparently not changed by tooth movement.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: