Comparison of Vascular Morphometry in Jawbones and Long Bones: Micro-CT Study in a Rat Model Treated with Zoledronic Acid

Table 3

Micro-CT comparison of morphological structure of blood vessels in mandibular defect in the ZA-treated group and control group.

Parameter	ZA group	Control group	ZA group	Control group	ZA group	Control group	Weeks		Treatment		Weeks vs. treatment
	2 weeks		4 weeks		8 weeks
VVF (%)							4.018	0.042	0.540	0.474	0.226	0.800
VN (mm^-1)							0.612	0.556	0.435	0.520	0.775	0.480
VT (mm)							2.479	0.120	0.176	0.681	0.462	0.639
V.Sp (mm)							10.797	0.001	1.615	0.225	0.983	0.399
FD							10.097	0.002	1.826	0.198	5.235	0.020
Eu.N							3.315	0.066	3.623	0.078	3.345	0.065

Differences are considered significant at .