Three-dimensional morphometry of strained bovine periodontal ligament using synchrotron radiation-based tomography
Three-dimensional morphometry of strained bovine periodontal ligament using synchrotron radiation-based tomography
The periodontal ligament (PDL) is a highly vascularized soft connective tissue. Previous studies suggest that the viscous component of the mechanical response may be explained by the deformation-induced collapse and expansion of internal voids (i.e. chiefly blood vessels) interacting with liquids (i.e. blood and interstitial fluids) flowing through the pores. In the present work we propose a methodology by means of which the morphology of the PDL vascular plexus can be monitored at different levels of compressive and tensile strains. To this end, 4-mm-diameter cylindrical specimens, comprising layers of bone, PDL and dentin covered by cementum, were strained at stretch ratios ranging from lambda = 0.6 to lambda = 1.4 and scanned using synchrotron radiation-based computer tomography. It was concluded that: (1) the PDL vascular network is layered in two distinct planes of blood vessels (BVs): an inner layer (close to the tooth), in which the BVs run in apico-coronal direction, and an outer layer (close to the alveolar bone), in which the BVs distribution is more diffuse; (2) during tension and compression, the porosity tissue is kept fairly constant; (3) mechanical straining induces important changes in BV diameters, possibly modifying the permeability of the PDL and thus contributing to the viscous component of the viscoelastic response observed under compressive forces
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Bergomi, Marzio
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Cugnoni, Joël
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Anselm Wiskott, H.W.
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Schneider, Philipp
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Stampanoni, Marco
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Botsis, John
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Belser, Urs C.
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14 June 2010
Bergomi, Marzio
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Cugnoni, Joël
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Anselm Wiskott, H.W.
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Schneider, Philipp
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Stampanoni, Marco
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Botsis, John
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Belser, Urs C.
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Bergomi, Marzio, Cugnoni, Joël, Anselm Wiskott, H.W., Schneider, Philipp, Stampanoni, Marco, Botsis, John and Belser, Urs C.
(2010)
Three-dimensional morphometry of strained bovine periodontal ligament using synchrotron radiation-based tomography.
Journal of Anatomy, 217 (2), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01250.x).
(PMID:20557399)
Abstract
The periodontal ligament (PDL) is a highly vascularized soft connective tissue. Previous studies suggest that the viscous component of the mechanical response may be explained by the deformation-induced collapse and expansion of internal voids (i.e. chiefly blood vessels) interacting with liquids (i.e. blood and interstitial fluids) flowing through the pores. In the present work we propose a methodology by means of which the morphology of the PDL vascular plexus can be monitored at different levels of compressive and tensile strains. To this end, 4-mm-diameter cylindrical specimens, comprising layers of bone, PDL and dentin covered by cementum, were strained at stretch ratios ranging from lambda = 0.6 to lambda = 1.4 and scanned using synchrotron radiation-based computer tomography. It was concluded that: (1) the PDL vascular network is layered in two distinct planes of blood vessels (BVs): an inner layer (close to the tooth), in which the BVs run in apico-coronal direction, and an outer layer (close to the alveolar bone), in which the BVs distribution is more diffuse; (2) during tension and compression, the porosity tissue is kept fairly constant; (3) mechanical straining induces important changes in BV diameters, possibly modifying the permeability of the PDL and thus contributing to the viscous component of the viscoelastic response observed under compressive forces
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Published date: 14 June 2010
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