Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine if intraligamentary injection causes qualitative histopathologic changes in the dental pulp of a Cynomologus monkey. In as much as the pulp and periapical tissues of the monkey are similar to that of humans, nonresolving damage to the pulp would contraindicate periodontal ligament injection in procedures where the tooth would not be extracted or the pulp extirpated. Periodontal ligament injection in this study did not produce any histopathological pulpal changes when compared to the pulps of uninjected teeth.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Brännström M., Nordenvall K. J., Hedström K. G. Periodontal tissue changes after intraligamentary anesthesia. ASDC J Dent Child. 1982 Nov-Dec;49(6):417–423. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Faulkner R. K. The high-pressure periodontal ligament injection. Br Dent J. 1983 Feb 19;154(4):103–105. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4805004. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kaufman E., Galili D., Garfunkel A. A. Intraligamentary anesthesia: a clinical study. J Prosthet Dent. 1983 Mar;49(3):337–339. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(83)90273-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Malamed S. F. The periodontal ligament (PDL) injection: an alternative to inferior alveolar nerve block. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1982 Feb;53(2):117–121. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(82)90273-0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Smith G. N., Walton R. E. Periodontal ligament injection: distribution of injected solutions. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1983 Mar;55(3):232–238. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(83)90319-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Walton R. E., Abbott B. J. Periodontal ligament injection: a clinical evaluation. J Am Dent Assoc. 1981 Oct;103(4):571–575. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1981.0307. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Walton R. E., Garnick J. J. The periodontal ligament injection: histologic effects on the periodontium in monkeys. J Endod. 1982 Jan;8(1):22–26. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(82)80312-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]