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Salivary Calculi: Ultrastructural Morphology and Bacterial Etiology

J. Lustmann

Department of Oral Surgery, Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, POB 1172, Jerusalem, Israel

A. Shteyer

Department of Oral Surgery, Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, POB 1172, Jerusalem, Israel

Ultrastructural morphology of 16 salivary calculi was studied by means of transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The external surface was mostly globular or coarse, and on high magnifications the features could be divided into four main groups: a) amorphic calcified deposits covering extensive areas, b) other areas covered with crystals in a variety of arrangements, c) heavy accumulations of calcified rod-like and filamentous-like microorganisms, and d) platelet crystals in juxtaposition to calcified microorganisms in several areas. In most calculi the split area was found to be laminated. It is suggested that microorganisms have an important role in the formation and growth of salivary calculi.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 60, No. 8, 1386-1395 (1981)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345810600080101
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