[Comparative histological studies of mouth mucosa, gingiva and desmodont in normal guinea pigs and guinea pigs fed a vitamin C deficient diet].
The changes occurring in the oral mucosa, gingivae and periodontium of guinea pigs fed a vitamin C-deficient diet were determined by means of histological comparison with animals on a normal diet. The following results were obtained from the scorbutic guinea pigs: --detachment of the horny layer from the underlying epithelium, --bullous cells in the spinose and the granular layer, --formation of periodontal pockets, --reduction in number and disorientation of collagenous fibres of the periodontium associated with loosening of the molars.
D000818:Animals; D001206:Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / Q000473:pathology*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D005888:Gingival Pocket / Q000209:etiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008963:Molar; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000473:pathology; D014086:Tooth Mobility
Vergleichende histologische Untersuchungen an Mundschleimhaut, Gingiva und Desmodontium normal und Vitamin-C-arm ernährter Meerschweinchen.