Histologic evaluation of the effect of nicotine administration on bone regeneration: a study in dogs Avaliação histológica do efeito da nicotina sobre a regeneração óssea: estudo em cães

The objective of this study was to investigate the histometric impact of nicotine on bone regeneration of surgically created alveolar ridge defects in dogs. Sixteen mongrel dogs were used. One defect was surgically created unilaterally in the mandible, and left to heal spontaneously. The animals wer...

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Main Authors: Juliana Bezerra Saldanha, Suzana Peres Pimentel, Marcio Zaffalon Casati, Antonio Wilson Sallum, Enilson Antonio Sallum, Francisco Humberto Nociti Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2004-12-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242004000400013