Macroscopic sectioning of undecalcified tissues.

An inexpensive laboratory apparatus designed to section undecalcified teeth and bone has been constructed. It consists of an electric motor with a mandrel bearing a carborundum sectioning disk centered within a Plexiglas enclosure. A coolant flows from a reservoir positioned in the upper portion of the Plexiglas enclosure to prevent desiccation or burning of the tissues. Undecalcified tissue can be cut into a series of thin, 0.5-1 mm slices to facilitate studies of pulpal enzymes, tooth morphology and design of dental cavity preparations.