title: Light microscopy investigation of the action of the unsaponifiable residue of vegetable oils on rat periodontal disease induced by a high carbohydrate diet.
abstract: Rats, submitted to a sucrose diet for 12 months, were normally fed for another 6 months either with or without addition of the unsaponifiable residue of vegetable oils. It appears that unsaponifiable substances reinforce the collagen fiber network of the periodontium. The presence of a dense supracristal barrier accounts for the lack of an infraosseous pocket and for the limitation of bone resorption despite the high level of the sucrose diet.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009821:Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000473:pathology; D010519:Periodontium / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013395:Sucrose; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D009821:Oils; D013395:Sucrose; D003094:Collagen