Influence of oestrogen deficiency and excessive mechanical stress on condylar head of mandible.

Shinnosuke NogamiKensuke YamauchiKenji OdashimaKo ItoMasahiro IikuboAkira KumasakaGerardo Martinez-de la CruzAlexander GagglHiroyuki KumamotoTetsu Takahashi

Published in: Oral diseases (2020)

The present findings suggest that oestrogen induced a much greater amount of bone resorption on the anterior surface of the condylar head at an earlier stage in the TMJs of the present model rabbits. Thereafter, restoration of TMJ function appeared to occur in a normal manner.

Keyphrases

optic nerve
high glucose
bone loss
weight gain
drug induced
replacement therapy
oxidative stress
optical coherence tomography
weight loss