Abstract
The organic matrix of alveolar bone is composed fundamentally of type I collagen. Polarized light microscopy provides unique information about the structure, composition and polymerization degree of a variety of organic and inorganic tissues that is not available with other techniques. The aim of this research was to compare two methodologies of polarized light analysis for collagen organization in bone formation during orthodontic tooth movement and determined maturity of collagen over the time. Thirty Wistar rats were euthanized 3, 7 and 14 days after the NiTi unilateral closed-coil spring was stretched between the upper right first molar and the incisors. The control consisted by contra-lateral site. The first molar area was fixed, decalcified and histologically processed using picrosirius pigment. The collagen birefringence of bone turnover was analyzed by color percentage and phase retardation. We observed an increase in collagen fiber organization over time with two methodologies. The Pearson coefficient correlation indicated a strong relationship (0.76) among the two polarized light analyses. In summary, there is collagen maturation over 3, 7 and 14 days. We successfully evaluated the molecular organization, arrangement, degree of polymerization and maturation process of collagen fibers in bone turnover through color percentages and phase retardation.
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