Changes in the Distribution of Periodontal Nerve Fibers during Dentition Transition in the Cat
Fig 1
Schematic drawing for quantitative analysis.
The percentage of PGP 9.5 immunoreactive areas was measured in the cervical (C), middle (M) and apical (A) portions of distal side of distal root of deciduous second molar (m2) of the 2-month-old cat and permanent second premolar (P2) of the 5-month-old cat, and mesial side of mesial root of permanent first molar (M1) of the 5- and 12-month-old cats at the length of 800 μm (dotted area).