Effects of Bisphosphonates on Osseointegration of Dental Implants in Rabbit Model

Table 2

Statistical analysis result of bone mineral density (BMD) at the calvarial site and other bone microstructure indices ().

Groups	Control short-term	Control long-term	ZA short-term	ZA long-term	value	value
Parameters
BMD					0.593	0.546
BV/TV					0.776	0.638
Tb.Th (mm)					0.215	0.992
Tb.N (1/mm)					0.490	0.394
Tb.Sp (mm)					0.425	0.358

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