[Stereometric characteristics of inflammatory gingival infiltrates]

The aim of this paper was to assess stereometric characteristics of gingival cell infiltrate in regard to intensity of clinical inflammation. Materials used for assessment were 70 specimen of human gingiva removed during periodontal surgery therapy. Just before the surgery in the area where specimen was to be taken, intensity of clinical gingival inflammation was determined by gingival index after Loben. Considering stereometric parameters numerical density of lymphocytes and plasma cells were established. Analyzing results it was established that by increase of intensity of clinical gingival inflammation and increase of cell infiltrate occurs, whereas an increase of numerical plasma cells' density is statistically highly important (p < 0.001), while the numerical density of lymphocytes does not changes significantly (p > 0.05).