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In order to study in detail the processes leading to the resorption and ankylosis of teeth after trauma, the effects of cold application on the periodontal tissues were studied in the mouse. Liquid nitrogen was applied locally to the outer surface of the lower jaw which resulted in a freezing of the incisor and its surrounding tissues. The healing processes in the damaged periodontal ligament and the accompanying phenomena of ankylosis and dental root resorption were investigated histologically at both the light and electron microscopic levels. As a result of cold application, the cells in the periodontal ligament were killed. After a few days, the ligament started to be repopulated with cells like fibroblasts and macrophages. From 3 days on, mineral crystallites were deposited along the cementum covering the lingual, mesial, and lateral surfaces of the incisor, finally resulting in a 4–6 μm thick layer. During the period of 7–12 days following cold application, this layer of mineralized material started to be phagocytosed and degraded, presumably by mononuclear cells. Finally, extensive root resorption and some ankylosis between the tooth and the laveolar bone were observed. In the resorbed areas, cells were seen which could not be distinguished from osteoclasts. In some instances, their ruffled border was in close apposition with each of the three mineralized tissues—dentin, cementum, and alveolar bone. It is hypothesized that the deposition and subsequent phagocytosis of mineralized material along the root surface may be an important factor in the initiation of dental root resorption.
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Wesselink, P.R., Beertsen, W. & Everts, V. Resorption of the mouse incisor after the application of cold to the periodontal attachment apparatus. Calcif Tissue Int 39, 11–21 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555735
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