Research Article

Effects of Soft Tissue Closure on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in a Rabbit Model with Tooth Extraction: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Statistical analysis result of bone mineral density (BMD) and bone microstructure indices ().

ParametersGroups
Control long-termControl short-termZA long-termZA short-term value value

BV/TV0.1180.248
BMD0.1370.259
Tb.Th (mm)0.0120.019
Tb.N (1/mm)0.6380.582
Tb.Sp (mm)0.5460.722

BV/TV: bone volume/tissue volume; BMD: bone mineral density; Tb.Sp: trabecular separation; Tb.Th: trabecular thickness; Tb.N: trabecular number. value between control group and ZA group at week 8. value between control group and ZA group at week 4.