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Initial changes in alveolar bone volume for sham-operated and ovariectomized rats in ligature-induced experimental periodontitis.
Clinical oral investigations - 1 Apr 2016
Dai Jing, Ma Yihui, Shi Miusi, Cao Zhengguo, Zhang Yufeng, Miron Richard J
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OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a reduction in bone mass, poor bone strength, and microarchitectural deterioration primarily in postmenopausal women. With respect to periodontal disease, osteoporosis is thought to contribute to pre-existing alveolar degeneration although the association between both diseases is not fully characterized. The aim of the present study was to observe the initial...
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