Plastination, the ideal method to preserve surgical specimens in oral pathology

Plastination is a procedure created in 1977 by anatomist Gunther von Hagens at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and it aims to preserve biological tissue specimens. This technique is based on the substitution of body fluids (water, lipids) by polymers that allow indefinite material preservation, without damaging its structure and rendering easy manipulation for further study.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research