Abstract
The effect of the histomorphologic features in the minor severity of the inflammatory response in gingival tissues against the dental biofilm in childhood is matter of controversy.
The objective was to identify the differences between the histomorphologic characteristics in healthy gingival tissues of children and young adults.
METHODS: Extraction of healthy temporal and permanent teeth and its gingival tissues were carried out in children of 6 -10 years old and adults of 18 - 25 years old, the histological samples were processed and analyzed using light microscopy.
RESULTS: Children showed a bigger area of the junctional epithelium, more thickness of the apical area as well as a high number of union layers; presence of inflammatory cell infiltrated around the junctional ephytelium, increased number of blood vessels, predominance of laxe density of the connective tissue and pharaqueratinization of the oral ephytelium. There were no differences in the width and thickness of the oral epithelium and surcular tissues, the width of the connective tissue and the thickness of the stratum corneum did not showed differences.
CONCLUSIONS: The present study confirmed the occurrence of histomorphologic differences in healthy gingival tissues between children and young adults, highlighting the importance of this parameter as one of the characteristics that could influence the gingival response to the dental biofilm at different age.
The objective was to identify the differences between the histomorphologic characteristics in healthy gingival tissues of children and young adults.
METHODS: Extraction of healthy temporal and permanent teeth and its gingival tissues were carried out in children of 6 -10 years old and adults of 18 - 25 years old, the histological samples were processed and analyzed using light microscopy.
RESULTS: Children showed a bigger area of the junctional epithelium, more thickness of the apical area as well as a high number of union layers; presence of inflammatory cell infiltrated around the junctional ephytelium, increased number of blood vessels, predominance of laxe density of the connective tissue and pharaqueratinization of the oral ephytelium. There were no differences in the width and thickness of the oral epithelium and surcular tissues, the width of the connective tissue and the thickness of the stratum corneum did not showed differences.
CONCLUSIONS: The present study confirmed the occurrence of histomorphologic differences in healthy gingival tissues between children and young adults, highlighting the importance of this parameter as one of the characteristics that could influence the gingival response to the dental biofilm at different age.
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
| Journal | Acta Odontologica Venezolana |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 27 Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Gingival tissue
- children
- young adults
- histology