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  • Title: Changes in cortical bone mineralization in the mouse mandible with regenerated condyle.
    Author: Fujita T, Ohtani J, Shirakura M, Hayashi H, Kawata T, Kaku M, Motokawa M, Tanne K.
    Journal: Eur J Oral Sci; 2011 Apr; 119(2):136-40. PubMed ID: 21410553.
    Abstract:
    The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of condylectomy and of a functional appliance on the mineral content, density, and area of the mandibular cortical bone in a growing mouse model. In the condylectomy group, a unilateral condylectomy was performed on the right side of the mouse mandible. In the condylectomy + appliance group, a functional appliance was used to reposition the mandible after the unilateral condylectomy. All mice were killed 4 wk after surgery. Each mandible was then subjected to analyses of cortical bone mineral content (CRT_CNT), cortical bone density (CRT_DEN), and cortical bone area (CRT_A) by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). The CRT_CNT, CRT_DEN, and CRT_A values were significantly lower in the condylectomized mandible (right side) than in the non-condylectomized mandible (left side). However, in the condylectomized animals in which a functional appliance was used, the CRT_CNT, CRT_DEN, and CRT_A values became higher than those in the mice treated with condylectomy alone. No significant differences were found in the CRT_CNT, CRT_DEN, and CRT_A between non-condylectomized (left side) mandibles, mandibles treated with condylectomy + functional appliance (right side), and control mandibles. It was thus shown that a functional appliance used to reposition the condylectomized mandible forward in a symmetric position induced improvement of the cortical bone in a mouse model in terms of cortical bone mineral content, density, and area.
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