The Ovariectomized Rat as a Model for Studying Alveolar Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women

Figure 3

Hemimandible from a 6-month-old Sprague-Dawley rat. From left to right: incisor, 1st molar (M1), 2nd molar (M2), 3rd molar (M3), the coronoid process, and condyle. Mesial is the front, distal the back, buccal the lateral side, lingual the medial side, and the coronal plane divides the mandible into mesial and distal halves (photo by B. Johnston).