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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Immunol Methods. 2013 May 12;394(0):49–54. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2013.05.002

Figure 1. Technical procedures of ligation.

Figure 1

(A) 5–0 silk suture was passed through interdentium between second molar and third molar using Dumont forceps. (B) Suture was passed through interdentium between first molar and second molar using Dumont forceps. (C) Suture was looped around the second molar (taking care to remove the slack) using suture-tying forceps. (D) Suture was tied firmly using a triple-knot and excess suture was cut using spring scissors.