Qualitative study of collagenous and noncollagenous glycoproteins of the human healthy keratinized mucosa surrounding implants.
The purpose of this study was to analyse the distribution of interstitial collagenous and noncollagenous glycoproteins of keratinized mucosa surrounding successful endosseous implants. Biopsies were incubated with highly purified antibodies against types I, III, IV collagen, laminin and fibronectin and routinely observed by immunofluorescence staining. Whereas no significative difference in the distribution of collagenous components was observed in comparison with healthy human gingiva, the collagen fibers of the connective tissue attachment ran parallel to the long axis of the implant. In 50% of the biopsies the gingival connective tissue underlying the junctional epithelium was rich in inflammatory cells and poor in collagenous components. However, the increased staining of type III collagen and the intense presence of fibronectin in this area reflect the very important remodeling ability of the local keratinized mucosa.
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Laboratoire d'Histophysiologie et de Pathologie des Tissus Parodontaux, Faculté d'Odontologie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
Couble
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Hartmann
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D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis; D005881:Gingiva / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000032:analysis; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry*
D015921:Dental Implants; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D007797:Laminin; D003094:Collagen