The effect of colchicine on alveolar bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis

• Main Authors: Hulya TOKER (Author), Hatice BALCI YUCE (Author), Ali YILDIRIM (Author), Mehmet Buğrul TEKİN (Author), Fikret GEVREK (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Colchicine is widely used in the treatment of several inflammatory diseases due to its anti-inflammatory effect, but effects on bone metabolism are unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of systemically-administered colchicine on healthy periodontium and experimentally-i...