Microscopic qualitative evaluation of fixation time and decalcification media in rat maxillary periodontium Avaliação microscópica qualitativa do tempo de fixação e dos meios de descalcificação do periodonto de ratos

• Main Authors: Marilene Issa Fernandes (Author), Eduardo José Gaio (Author), Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rosing (Author), Rui Vicente Oppermann (Author), Pantelis Varvaki Rado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The rat model is widely used in periodontal research and the quality of histological sections is essential. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the histological characteristics of periodontal tissues in Wistar rat maxillae, with different times of fixation and decalcified by nitric acid or for...