Daily melatonin administration improves osseointegration in pinealectomized rats.

Letícia Pitol Palin Tárik Ocon Braga Polo Fábio Roberto de Souza Batista Pedro Henrique Silva Gomes-Ferreira Idelmo Rangel Garcia Ana Cláudia Rossi Alexandre Rodrigues Freire Leonardo Perez Faverani Dóris Hissako Matsushita Roberta Okamoto

Published in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2018)

The absence of the pineal gland impaired the bone repair process during osseointegration, however the daily melatonin replacement was able to restore this response.

Keyphrases

physical activity
bone mineral density
bone loss
postmenopausal women
body composition