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

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...

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Main Authors: Susana Ungaro Amadei, Daniela Martins de Souza, Adriana Aigotti Haberbeck Brandão, Rosilene Fernandes da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242011000600011