A Histological Study of the Cellular Response of Alveolar Bone Following Physiologic Irrigation of the Pperative Wound

The purpose of this dissertation was to compare and evaluate by histologic methods the reaction of the alveolar bone following surgical insult is not completely understood. In attempt to learn more about the supporting structures of the teeth a study was made of the relative osteoclastic activity and resultant bone loss between the saline washed field technique and the dry surgical procedure. In this study one half of the operations were carried out using a continuous washed field technique, the other half in the conventional clinical manner without the saline bath. The surgical procedures were carried out on seven mongrel dogs to provide twenty-eight block sections for microscopic study. The reaction of the alveolar bone was compared by histologic examination. The study has merit in evaluating the techniques of periodontal surgery, as well as being of academic interest. The dental practitioner of today must, of course, be familiar with and understand the physiologic and pathologic changes occurring in the tissues supporting the natural dentition