Table 2 Criteria for the semiquantitative scoring of inflammation and bone modelling
From: Histologic effects of mandibular protrusion splints in antigen-induced TMJ arthritis in rabbits
Analyzed factors | |
|---|---|
Inflammation | |
Score | •plasma cells •lymphocytes •heterophilic granulozytes •lymphatic tissue synovial proliferation |
0 | none |
1 | slightly present |
2 | moderately present |
3 | severely present |
Bone modelling | |
Score | •osteoblasts •osteoclasts •osteoid formation •reversal lines |
−1 | slightly more resorption than apposition (catabolic situation) |
0 | amount of resorption equals apposition (balanced situation) |
+1 | slightly more apposition than resorption (anabolic situation) |
+2 | moderately more apposition than resorption (anabolic situation) |