The influence of cigarette smoke inhalation on bone density: a radiographic study in rats Influência da fumaça de cigarro na densidade óssea: estudo radiográfico em ratos

• Main Authors: João Batista César-Neto (Author), Bruno Braga Benatti (Author), Flávio Ricardo Manzi (Author), Enilson Antônio Sallum (Author), Antônio Wilson Sallum (Author), Francisco Humberto Nociti Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of cigarette smoke inhalation (CSI) and its cessation on tibiae bone quality. Forty-one male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: Group 1 - control (n = 14), Group 2 - 3 months of CSI and 2 months without exposure to C...