Influence of different durations of estrogen deficiency on alveolar bone loss in rats

• Main Authors: Susana Ungaro Amadei (Author), Daniela Martins de Souza (Author), Adriana Aigotti Haberbeck Brandão (Author), Rosilene Fernandes da Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to morphometrically evaluate the influence of different durations of ovariectomy-induced estrogen deficiency on alveolar bone loss associated with ligature-induced bone loss in rats. Sixty female Wistar rats were randomly assigned to ovariectomy (OVX test group) or sham...