Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola Mixed Microbial Infection in a Rat Model of Periodontal Disease
Figure 2
Morphometric evaulation of alveolar bone loss. Representative rat left maxilla of a sham-infected control rat (a) showing the buccal horizontal bone loss area by morphometry. The area outlined between CEJ-ABC represents the area of horizontal alveolar bone resorption in m (b). Rat left maxilla infected with P. gingivalis, (c) T. denticola, and (d) P. gingivalis + T. denticola during 12 weeks of periodontal disease showing extensive horizontal alveolar bone loss. M1, M2, and M3 are molars. Rat jaw images captured at 10 magnification.
