Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6): 641-645.

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Changes of the microarchitecture of alveolar bone due to different duration of ovariectomy: a Micro-CT study in rats

DAI Qing-gang, FANG Bing, ZHANG Peng, YANG Xiao, WANG Jie, OUYANG Ning-juan, WU Yu-qiong, JIANG Ling-yong   

  1. Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2014-05-04 Revised:2014-07-09 Online:2014-12-20 Published:2015-01-08
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (81371121, 11342005, 30901698, 10972142); Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality (13ZR1423700), Key Basic Research Foundation of Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipality (12JC1405700); Collaborative Foundation of Medical and Engineering Science of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (YG2012MS40), “Chen Xing” Project from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Innovative Research Team of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission

Abstract: PURPOSE: To study the changes of microarchitecture of alveolar bone due to different duration of ovariectomy in rats. METHODS: Twenty-four virgin Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to ovariectomy group (OVX) or sham-ovariectomy group (sham). OVX rats were subjected to bilateral ovariectomy and sham-ovariectomy was conducted in sham rats. Six rats of each group were sacrificed respectively 3 months and 6 months after surgery. The right semi-maxilla of all rats were scanned by Micro-CT, and the inter-radicular alveolar bone of the maxillary first molar was analyzed. Statistical analysis was carried out with SPSS 16.0 software package. RESULTS: Two-dimensional and three-dimensional reconstructed images of the alveolar bone showed porotic changes in rats both 3 months and 6 months after ovariectomy, including thinner, looser trabeculae and expanded bone marrow. When compared with corresponding sham rats, BMD, BV/TV and Tb.Th of alveolar bone significantly decreased in OVX rats both 3 months and 6 months after ovariectomy (P<0.05). Tb.N and Tb.Sp significantly increased in both OVX groups (P<0.05). When compared with 3 months after ovariectomy, the rats 6 months after ovaroectomy shared deceased BMD, BV/TV and Tb.Th (P<0.05) and increased Tb.N (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Bone loss and deterioration of trabeculae of alveolar bone aggravates with the extended duration of ovariectomy in OVX rats.

Key words: Ovariectomy, Alveolar bone, Osteoporosis, Microarchitecture, Micro-CT

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