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Effect Of Diabetes Mellitus On Cementum Periodontal Interface In Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Model, Medhat Ahmed El-Zainy, Ahmed Mahmoud Halawa, Fatma Adel Saad

Future Dental Journal

Objective: Diabetes Mellitus is well known to be associated with several oral complications. Thus, this study investigated the effect of diabetes on the cementum-periodontal interface by light and scanning electron microscopy. Methodology: This investigation was carried out on twenty eight male albino rats weighing from 200 to 220 gm; rats were divided into two groups: group I (control): fourteen animals received intraperitoneal single dose of 1 ml Citrate buffer, group II (diabetic): fourteen animals that were rendered diabetic by intraperitoneal single dose of streptozotocin 40 mg/kg body weight dissolved in 1 ml Citrate buffer and sacrificed 3 weeks after detection …