The Influence of Ficus deltoidea in Preserving Alveolar Bone in Ovariectomized Rats

Figure 3

Alveolar bone histological analysis area. (a) The cell number of osteoclasts and osteoblasts cell number were counted at bone remodeling areas 10 hpf (high-power fields) at 4x magnification within the interradicular bone of first molar, represented by the black line. AB, alveolar bone; E, enamel; D, dentine; P, pulp; C, cementum; PL, periodontal ligament. (b) Example of one of the field areas for histological analysis (represented by the black line) at 10x magnification. (c) Quantitation of osteoblasts and osteoclasts under 40x magnification. The mononuclear cell of osteoblasts was lined up the external surface of bone trabeculae and the surface of Haversian canals (represented by ). Large multinucleated cells of osteoclasts were located in small resorptive excavations (represented by ).

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