EFFECTS OF PAMIDRONATE ADMINISTRATION ON TOOTH ERUPTION AND MANDIBULAR GROWTH IN NEW BORN RATS


Tuncer I., Delilbasi C., Deniz E., Soluk-Tekkesin M., Olgac V., Sencift K.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, vol.51, no.1, pp.8-14, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

Abstract

Purpose: Bisphosphonates are commonly used drugs in pediatric patients in the treatment of osteoporotic diseases and various types of cancers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of pamidronate administration on mandibular growth and tooth eruption in new born rats.