Alveolar Bone Osteoclast Profile in the Periodontitis Wistar Rats Model with the Snail Slime (Achatina Fulica) Application

BACKGROUND: Bone damage is a result of periodontal disease that occurs due to changes in osteoclast and osteoblast activity in response to local inflammation. The bacteria Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans produces Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which can increase osteoclast activity. AIM: This study aimed to analyse the decrease in alveolar bone osteoclasts in periodontitis rats’ model with the application of snail slime. METHODS: Wistar rats (27) with periodontitis divided into three groups, namely the control group (debridement), P1 group (debridement and application of oral snail slime) 300 Mg/Kg Body weight, P2 group (debridement, application of topical snail slime) 0.1 Mg. Osteoclast profile analysis was carried out by HE staining procedure to determine the histological feature of osteoclasts. The statistical significance was determined using the Shapiro-Wilk Test, One Way ANOVA, and Post Hoc test (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Osteoclast profile in rats with periodontitis applied with snail slime significantly decreased the number of osteoclasts with both oral and topical administration, there were significant differences in the number of osteoclasts between groups (one way ANOVA, p < 0.05) and there were no significant differences between groups P1 and P2 (Post Hoc, p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: In this study, there was a decrease in the number of osteoclasts which were slipped by snail slime in Wistar rats with periodontitis; this indicates a periodontitis healing process.