title: [The bony modifications in the periodontal pockets].
abstract: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the bony structural changes in deep periodontal pockets.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bony fragments were taken from the alveolar wall of a group of 24 patients diagnosed with deep periodontal lesions which required the extraction of certain irrecuperable teeth. Fragments were fixed in glutaraldehyde, then decalcified in EDTA 5% and proccesed for electron microscopic examination and a semifinesse sections to microscop "Zeiss Axioscop".
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both optic and electron microscopy showed: decreaze of bone mineralization and alterations in cholagen structure; the presence of osteoclasts with intense activity and numerous macrofages; at the level of bone marrow, small, insignificant inflammatory reactions, contrasting with the important surrounding modifications; in certain cases though osteolytic reactions occured, the osteoclasts could not by evidenced, on the contrary, numerous macrophages with intense lysosomal enzymes activity were noticed; all the cases showed an alteration of the alveolar bone cholagen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thus, we can better understand the role of primary factors in this bony structures.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Clinica de Odontologie si Parodontologie, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vataman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cotuţiu
authors.forename: St
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lăcătuşu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000473:pathology*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery