Periodontal & systemic bone changes in rats with experimental lathyrism

Keles G., Basoglu T., Yapici O., Cetinkaya B., Acikgoz G., Firatli E.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, vol.123, no.4, pp.541-546, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 123 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.541-546
  • Keywords: bone mineral density, bone resorption, calcium, lathyrism, periodontitis, MANDIBULAR 1ST MOLAR, X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY, BETA-AMINOPROPRIONITRILE, CALCIUM, DISEASE, LIGAMENT, LATHYROGENS, METABOLISM, STRENGTH, ALVEOLAR
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background & objectives: It is not clear how lathyrism affects the systemic bone metabolism. We therefore undertook a study to observe periodontal and systemic bone changes by performing radiological, metabolic, and bone densitometric evaluations in rats with experimental lathyrism.