Animal models in Periodontology. Past, present and future

      Аннотация: Animal model is a living organism in which normative biology or behavior can be studied or in which a spontaneous or induced pathological process can be investigated and in which phenomena in one or more aspect resembles the same phenomenon in human or other species of animalWhy do we need animal models?Clinical markers for ongoing tissue destruction are not available therefore an animal model in which selected microbiological and immunological parameters can be studied prospectively is desirable

Ключевые слова: animal models, Primates, Non human primates