Alveolar bone loss and mineralization in the pig with experimental periodontal disease

Objective: To address how experimental periodontal disease affects alveolar bone mass and mineral apposition in a young pig model. Materials and methods: Seven three-month-old pigs were periodically inoculated with 4 types of periodontal bacteria, along with a ligature around the last maxillary deci...

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Main Authors: Mandee Yang, Grace Eun Nam, Atriya Salamati, Michael Baldwin, Mengzhao Deng, Zi-Jun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018300793