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Clinical and Laboratory Studies on Human Sclera Allografts
Author(s) -
Iacono Vincent J.,
Gomes Blasco C.,
Sciubba James J.,
Davis Robert K.,
Klingsberg Jules,
Baer Paul N.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1980.51.4.211
Subject(s) - sclera , antigenicity , medicine , peripheral blood , pathology , ophthalmology , immunology , antibody
In the first section of this two‐part report human peripheral blood leukocytes were tested for reactivity to extracts of sclera. Absence of scleral antigenicity is suggested by the results which showed that the leukocytes reacted similarly in sclera stimulated cultures and in the controls. The second part of the report discusses the clinical aspects of sclera allografts and provides guidelines for their clinical use. A case is presented where a sclera graft was in position for approximately a year. The tooth was removed with the attached graft and a histologic study made.