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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 84-93Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23260
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alendronate; bisphosphonates; bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ); corticotherapy; diabetes mellitus
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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of diabetes and corticotherapy on the development of osteonecrosis of the jaws associated with sodium alendronate. MethodsRats were allocated into 4 groups of 11 animals each, representing different treatments: (1) alendronate; (2) alendronate and corticotherapy; (3) alendronate and diabetes; and (4) control. Tooth extractions were performed in all animals, and histological analysis was performed by hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry using anti-bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-4 and anti-matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 antibodies. ResultsOn hematoxylin and eosin analysis, proportions of inflammatory infiltrate, microbial colonies, and osteonecrosis were significantly greater in the diabetes group. BMP-4 expression in connective tissue was higher in the corticosteroid group than the alendronate group. There were no significant differences between the other groups. MMP-13 expression did not differ between the groups analyzed. ConclusionDiabetes but not corticotherapy is associated with jaw osteonecrosis in rats undergoing alendronate therapy and subjected to tooth extractions. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck36: 84-93, 2014
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