Ovariectomy induces osteoporosis in the maxillary alveolar bone: an in vivo micro-CT and histomorphometric analysis in rats

Objective To investigate whether porotic changes occur in maxillary alveolar bone in ovariectomized rats. Methods Thirty‐two 6‐week‐old female Sprague‐Dawley rats were divided into an ovariectomy group (OVX) and a sham‐ovariectomy group (sham). Twelve weeks after surgery, maxillae of 16 rats (eight...

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Published in:	Oral diseases Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 514 - 520
Main Authors:	Dai, Q-G, Zhang, P, Wu, Y-Q, Ma, X-H, Pang, J, Jiang, L-Y, Fang, B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-2014 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	alveolar bone Alveolar Process - pathology Animals Bones Dentistry Female Maxilla micro-CT Osteoclasts - cytology Osteoporosis Osteoporosis - etiology Ovariectomy Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Rodents X-Ray Microtomography alveolar bone osteoporosis micro-CT ovariectomy
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