This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between lipid-lowering and bone-protective effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on steroid-induced bonechanges in rats. Twenty-one male 10-week-old Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups (n = 7 each) and treated with 0.9% NaCl SC (group 1) or methylprednisolone 7 mg/kg SC once a week (group 2) or methylprednisolone 7 mg/kg SC once a week + eic...

PURPOSE To evaluate the retention of bone around implants placed immediately following tooth extraction and used to support dental prostheses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients from a previous study of implants placed immediately following tooth extraction were recalled to the original practice to obtain dental radiographs, which were then used to compare bone levels after 1 to 22 years of clini...

BACKGROUND Glenohumeral instability is a common problem following traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation. Two major risk factors of recurrent instability are glenoid and Hill-Sachs bone loss. Higher failure rates of arthroscopic Bankart repairs are associated with larger degrees of bone loss; therefore it is important to accurately and reliably quantify glenohumeral bone loss pre-operatively. ...

Introduction: Lactation and postmenopausal osteoporosis are two hypoestrogenic physiological states that induce substantial changes in the bone mass and microarchitecture of women. During lactation, the body draws on calcium stores in the skeleton for milk production, resulting in substantial bone loss. In postmenopausal osteoporosis, ovarian hormone deficiency is responsible for bone loss [1,2...

Introduction Lactation and postmenopausal osteoporosis are two hypoestrogenic physiological states that induce substantial changes in the bone mass and microarchitecture of women. During lactation, the body draws on calcium stores in the skeleton for milk production, resulting in substantial bone loss. In postmenopausal osteoporosis, ovarian hormone deficiency is responsible for bone loss. What...

Bone loss in chronic periodontitis was assessed from panoramic radiographs by direct measurement from the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) and by measuring the proportion of the tooth length supported by bone. Mesial and distal bone levels of all available teeth were assessed for 50 patients aged 30-39 years referred for periodontal treatment. 85% and 74% of surfaces were measurable by the proport...

Uncertainty about the causes of peri-implant bone loss and difficulties in measuring it often have resulted in omission of bone loss data from published long-term implant studies. This nonrandomized, uncontrolled, retrospective study evaluated the clinical outcomes of treatment with tapered, multithreaded implants with a special emphasis on peri-implant crestal bone status. Chart reviews were c...