The effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone formation around titanium implants in diabetic rats

• Main Authors: Ali Akhavan (Author), Zahra Noroozi (Author), Amir Abbas Shafiei (Author), Abbas Haghighat (Author), Gholam Reza Jahanshahi (Author), Sayed Behrouz Mousavi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Diabetes has become the next most widespread disease after cancer. Recent studies have found that diabetes and moderate to severe vitamin D deficiency are associated with reduced bone mineral content; therefore administration of vitamin D may correct these conditions. The purpose of this...