Periodontal Pocket: An Ecologic Niche Promoting the Germination of a Plant Seed

Autor: Marcello Tardelli, Giovanpaolo Pini-Prato, Nicola Perrini
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The International journal of periodonticsrestorative dentistry. 40(5)
ISSN: 1945-3388
Popis: During a scaling and root planing procedure, a large, actively germinating seed was removed from a deep periodontal pocket. The histologic examination confirmed that it was a germinating tomato seed (Solanum lycopersicum). Since all seeds inside their fruits are in a quiescent stage, this seed was quiescent when the patient ate the tomato. Therefore, the germination occurred inside the periodontal pocket. This case led to a very interesting biologic finding: A periodontal pocket is not only a favorable environment for the development of periodontal microbiota, it is also an ecologic niche that can promote the germination and development of a plant seed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE