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Vascularity of the dental pulp after segmental osteotomy in the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). 1998

J F Lownie, and P E Cleaton-Jones, and L P Fatti, and M A Lownie, and M Forbes, and M Bird
Division of Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery, MRC/University of the Witwatersrand and Dental Research Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.

OBJECTIVE To assess the vascularity of the dental pulp after segmental operations with and without interpositional autogenous bone grafting. METHODS Experimental study. METHODS University Department, South Africa. METHODS 26 chacma baboons. METHODS Maxillary and mandibular posterior segmental osteotomies were perfused with barium sulphate 3, 6, 12 and 18 months postoperatively. The animals were killed at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months after surgery and perfused with barium sulphate. Barium-filled vessels were counted in histological sections from 189 control and experimental teeth. METHODS Number of blood vessels. RESULTS Blood vessel counts in mandibular teeth in osteotomy segments ranged from 0 to 1.15 compared with 2.27 to 4.58 in control teeth, while in maxillary teeth counts ranged from 0.54 to 2.22 for experimental teeth and 3.3 to 4.65 for controls. For both jaws, the numbers of vessels in experimental teeth gradually increased between 3 and 18 months but remained less than those in control teeth. Numbers of blood vessels were similar in graft and no-graft groups but both were less than half the counts in control teeth. CONCLUSIONS Blood flow is present in the teeth at all times after posterior segmental osteotomy but there is a risk of ischaemia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007511 Ischemia A hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue caused by a PATHOLOGIC CONSTRICTION or obstruction of its BLOOD VESSELS, or an absence of BLOOD CIRCULATION. Ischemias
D008334 Mandible The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008437 Maxilla One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D010027 Osteotomy The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed) Osteotomies
D010215 Papio A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of five named species: PAPIO URSINUS (chacma baboon), PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS (yellow baboon), PAPIO PAPIO (western baboon), PAPIO ANUBIS (or olive baboon), and PAPIO HAMADRYAS (hamadryas baboon). Members of the Papio genus inhabit open woodland, savannahs, grassland, and rocky hill country. Some authors consider MANDRILLUS a subgenus of Papio. Baboons,Baboons, Savanna,Savanna Baboons,Baboon,Baboon, Savanna,Papios,Savanna Baboon
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D001808 Blood Vessels Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins). Blood Vessel,Vessel, Blood,Vessels, Blood
D003287 Contrast Media Substances used to allow enhanced visualization of tissues. Radiopaque Media,Contrast Agent,Contrast Agents,Contrast Material,Contrast Materials,Radiocontrast Agent,Radiocontrast Agents,Radiocontrast Media,Agent, Contrast,Agent, Radiocontrast,Agents, Contrast,Agents, Radiocontrast,Material, Contrast,Materials, Contrast,Media, Contrast,Media, Radiocontrast,Media, Radiopaque
D003782 Dental Pulp A richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992) Dental Pulps,Pulp, Dental,Pulps, Dental
D005260 Female Females

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