title: Macroscopic sectioning of undecalcified tissues.
abstract: An inexpensive laboratory apparatus designed to section undecalcified teeth and bone has been constructed. It consists of an electric motor with a mandrel bearing a carborundum sectioning disk centered within a Plexiglas enclosure. A coolant flows from a reservoir positioned in the upper portion of the Plexiglas enclosure to prevent desiccation or burning of the tissues. Undecalcified tissue can be cut into a series of thin, 0.5-1 mm slices to facilitate studies of pulpal enzymes, tooth morphology and design of dental cavity preparations.
authors.affiliation: Dental Medicine Research Office, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rapp
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008867:Microtomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014070:Tooth / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014074:Tooth Calcification