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The differential count of oral leukocytes
Author(s) -
RAESTE ANNAMAIJA
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1972.tb00263.x
Subject(s) - saliva , basophilic , medicine , immunology , hypertonic saline , absolute neutrophil count , tonicity , pathology , toxicity , neutropenia
– The differential count of oral leukocytes was estimated from a group of 43 healthy dental students. A modified Millipore® technique was used. The differential count was made from samples of stimulated saliva, whole saliva, and sequential mouth rinses with hypertonic saline. The media from which the leukocytes were obtained did not influence the results and the differential counts in all the samples were consistent. The predominating cell type was a polymorphonuclear (PMN) neutrophil (98 %–99 %). Lymphocytes were found in all samples (average proportion 1 %). Some monocytes and eosinophils were also observed, but they were so few in number that their precise proportion in the oral leukocyte count could not be determined. Basophilic leukocytes were not observed in the samples.