Table 3.

TNF-α expression on both groups evaluated by the immunohistochemical tests.

	Control Group	Test Group
1 week	Antibody positivity for fibroblasts, osteoblasts and endothelial cells. Negativity for osteoid cells	Antibody positivity for fibroblast, osteoblast, osteocites, adipocites and endothelial cells. Negativity for osteoid cells
2 weeks	Bone marrow stem cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocites antibody positivity. No bone trabeculature.	Bone marrow stem cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocites antibody positivity. No bone trabeculature.
4 weeks	Bone marrow stem cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocites antibody positivity. No new formation bone matrix.	Bone marrow stem cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocites antibody positivity. No new formation bone matrix.