New bone formation in bone defects after melatonin and porcine bone grafts: experimental study in rabbits.

José-Luis Calvo-GuiradoGerardo Gómez-MorenoJosé-Eduardo Maté-SánchezLaura López-MaríRafael Arcesio Delgado-RuizGeorgios E Romanos

Published in: Clinical oral implants research (2014)

Melatonin has proven to regenerate the width and length of cortical bone in tibiae rabbits more quickly than collagenized porcine bone. Melatonin acts as a bone stimulator compared with porcine bone and control sites.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition