Oxytalan

The observation of a close relationship between oxytalan fibers and blood vessels inside the PDL provides support for the theory that the oxytalan fiber network is in charge of maintaining and supporting the vascular system. These are hypothetical functions; none of them are supported by research, but they can all be investigated.{{cite journal | vauthors = Strydom H, Maltha JC, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Von den Hoff JW | title = The oxytalan fibre network in the periodontium and its possible mechanical function | journal = Archives of Oral Biology | volume = 57 | issue = 8 | pages = 1003–1011 | date = August 2012 | pmid = 22784380 | doi = 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.06.003 }}

The observation of a close relationship between oxytalan fibers and blood vessels inside the PDL provides support for the theory that the oxytalan fiber network is in charge of maintaining and supporting the vascular system. These are hypothetical functions; none of them are supported by research, but they can all be investigated.{{cite journal | vauthors = Strydom H, Maltha JC, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Von den Hoff JW | title = The oxytalan fibre network in the periodontium and its possible mechanical function | journal = Archives of Oral Biology | volume = 57 | issue = 8 | pages = 1003–1011 | date = August 2012 | pmid = 22784380 | doi = 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.06.003 }}

Rannie (1963) employed a monopersulfate compound (Oxone, E. L. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware), with more recent work yielding more satisfying technical results. The easiest way to observe the fibers after the oxidation stage is to stain them with Gomori's aldehyde fuchsin; after preoxidation, some fibers will show up with orcein and resorcin fuchsin.(3,9) The oxytalan fiber is not visible when stained with either Verhoeffs ferric chloride hemtoxylin or Orcinol-new fuchsin following oxidation. Studies on histochemistry and morphology at light microscopy magnifications offer some support for theories about a possible relationship to elastic fibers. They also suggest that the oxytalan fiber belongs in the same category as elastic fibers and that it has multiple structural components.

Rannie (1963) employed a monopersulfate compound, [[oxone]], with more recent work yielding more satisfying technical results. The easiest way to observe the fibers after the oxidation stage is to stain them with Gomori's aldehyde fuchsin; after preoxidation, some fibers will show up with orcein and resorcin fuchsin.(3,9) The oxytalan fiber is not visible when stained with either Verhoeffs ferric chloride hemtoxylin or Orcinol-new fuchsin following oxidation. Studies on histochemistry and morphology at light microscopy magnifications offer some support for theories about a possible relationship to elastic fibers. They also suggest that the oxytalan fiber belongs in the same category as elastic fibers and that it has multiple structural components.

==Chronic periodontitis==

==Chronic periodontitis==