Bone healing of mandibular critical-size defects in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Few articles have shown changes in bone metabolism caused by hypertension. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between hypertension and bone healing. Circular critical-size defects 5 mm and 2 mm in diameter were created, respectively, on the left and right side of the man...

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Main Authors: Veronica Kei Len Chin, Adriana Shinagawa, Maria da Graca Naclerio-Homem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242013000500423&lng=en&tlng=en