Chemical Studies in Periodontal Disease

Abstract

The normal glycogen of the gingival tissue of 33 normal and 81 pathologic samples of human gum tissue was detd. A statistically significant difference in glycogen content was present. Normal gum tissue had approx. twice as much glycogen present as the pathologic tissue. The lack of glycogen in the gingival tissue may be a causative agent in periodontal disturbances.