Microprobe and microradiographic studies of hyalin bodies in odontogenic cysts

Microprobe analysis of Araldite embedded sections of hyalin bodies revealed the presence of sulphur, chlorine, calcium and in some cases iron. The results have been compared with those obtained from control tissue sections of human heel skin, a thrombus occluded vessel and mineralized spherules in a dental follicle. Microradiographic studies showed that the density of hyalin bodies increased progressively towards the core. Isodensitracing confirms the laminar configuration of hyalin bodies as seen electron microscopically. The findings conform with the hypothesis that hyalin bodies originate as an epithelial secretion. (author)