Human gingival tissue reactions to silk and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-42

  Leknes, Knut N ^a   Røynstrand, Inghild Tafjord ^a   Selvig, Knut A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Gingiva histology; Inflammatory response; Polytetrafluoroethylene adverse effects; Silk adverse effects; Sutures; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MOISTURE; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL BIOPSY; ORAL SURGERY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; SILK; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; THICKNESS; TISSUE REACTION; TOOTH PLAQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILK; SUTURES;

EID: 14844288545     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.1.34     Document Type: Article

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