Use of the plasma CTX for assessing the bone activity of the mandible among osteopenic and osteoporotic patients

• Hauptverfasser: Glacio Avolio (Verfasst von), Cynthia Brandão (Verfasst von), Marcelo Marcucci (Verfasst von), Gilberto Alonso (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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The aim of this study was to determine whether the plasma CTX bone remodeling marker is useful for indicating the bone metabolic activity level of the mandible. Thirty-six patients were selected; all were postmenopausal and aged 50 years or over. In accordance with the WHO criteria for osteoporosis,...