Impact of Ellagic Acid in Bone Formation after Tooth Extraction: An Experimental Study on Diabetic Rats

Figure 3

The healing process in the alveolar bone in normal and diabetic rats at 14 days (left side) and 28 days (right side). (a) Normal control group treated with normal saline (5 mL/kg). (b) The untreated diabetic rat was fed with normal saline (5 mL/kg), and (c) treated diabetic rat administrated with EA (50 mg/kg/b.w.). Trabeculae bone (tb), connective tissue (ct), osteoblasts (ob). Histological sections stained with haematoxylin and eosin 200x.

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