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Effects of Syzygium aromaticum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Salvia triloba extracts on proliferation and differentiation of dental pulp stem cells

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (5), 2017
Abstract Hypersensitivity, local irritative and cytotoxic effects are known for the chemical components of Syzygium aromaticum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum contained in dental materials. However, there is no intimate data in dentistry using the whole extracts of these plants and introducing new ones. Salvia...

Short term sodium alendronate administration improves the peri-implant bone quality in osteoporotic animals

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (1), 2017
Abstract Sodium alendronate is a bisphosphonate drug that exerts antiresorptive action and is used to treat osteoporosis. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone repair process at the bone/implant interface of osteoporotic rats treated with sodium alendronate through the analysis of mi...

Osteogenic potential of periodontal ligament stem cells are unaffected after exposure to lipopolysaccharides

Abstract Periodontitis develops as a result of a continuous interaction between host cells and subgingival pathogenic bacteria. The periodontium has a limited capacity for regeneration, probably due to changes in periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) phenotype. The aim of this study was to evaluate th...

Considerações sobre os marcadores bioquímicos do metabolismo ósseo e sua utilidade prática
Usefulness Considerations about the biochemical markers of bone metabolism its practice usefulness

O uso de marcadores bioquímicos do metabolismo ósseo na prática clínica tem se expandido de maneira considerável. Isto se deve ao surgimento de novos métodos e de um melhor conhecimento sobre a fisiopatologia das doenças ósteo-metabólicas, em especial a osteoporose. Os marcadores podem ser devid...