The aim of this study was to investigate the morphological alterations of labial salivary
glands in children with type I diabetes. For this purpose labial salivary glands under local
anesthesia were excised from the lower lip of ten diabetic children at the onset of diabetes
(mean age, 10 years). Additionally ten similar biopsies were obtained from ten healthy
children (mean age, 9 years). The tissues were conventionally processed and embedded in
paraffin wax. The first section was stained with hematoxylin/eosin, while two additional …