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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

Table 1.

Tools required for ligature-induced periodontitis in mice

Vendor (catalog number) Tool name Purpose
Roboz Surgical Instrument (SUT-15-1) 5–0 silk suture To be tied around second molar, to facilitate bacterial accumulation and inflammation
Fine Science Tools (11251–33) Dumont Forceps Passing suture through interdentium
Fine Science Tools (11251–35) Dumont Forceps Passing suture through interdentium
Fine Science Tools (00272–13) Suture-tying forceps Tying suture
Fine Science Tools (18025–10) Suture-tying forceps Tying suture
Fine Science Tools (15003–08) Spring Scissors Cutting suture