Methodological model of chronic stress associated with ligature-induced periodontitis in rats: a radiographic study

Autor: Alex Semenoff Segundo, Tereza Aparecida Delle Vedove Semenoff, Álvaro Henrique Borges, Fábio Luis Miranda Pedro, Vivien Thiemy Sakai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Brazilian Oral Research, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 455-459 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-8324
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242010000400014
Popis: This study evaluated the time efficiency of stress associated with ligature-induced periodontitis in rats. Sixty adult Wistar rats, housed in temperature-controlled rooms and receiving water and food ad libitum, were randomly separated into stress (n = 30) or control groups (n = 30). All animals were anesthetized, and nylon ligatures were placed at the gingival margin level of the maxillary right second molars. After the induction of periodontitis, rats in the stress group were subjected to physical restraint for 12 hours daily. The animals were euthanized after 7, 15 and 30 days by anesthetic overdose (10 animals per group per period). The right hemimaxillae were stored in formalin solution for 48 hours. Parallel radiographic images of the hemimaxillae were taken and processed following standard procedures. Radiographic examination was performed by a blinded and previously calibrated investigator. Bone height level was measured, and data were submitted to analysis of variance and post hoc Bonferroni tests (p < 0.05). Rats in the stress group had greater bone loss than those in the control group at 7 and 15 days post-induction (p < 0.05). After 30 days, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups (p > 0.05). Restraint stress modulates the short-term progression of periodontal disease in rats. Therefore, the 12-hour daily physical restraint stress model in rats applied for up to 15 days is suitable for the investigation of the combined effect of ligation and restraint stress on periodontal degradation.
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