Bone Abstracts

Introduction: Alcoholism can result in a compromised regenerative capacity of bone and delayed osteointegration of dental implants. One of the mechanisms is that the thereby overdosed all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), a main metabolite of alcohol, can significantly inhibit osteoblastogenesis. Bone morphogenetic proteins, potent osteinductive growth factors, can be applied to promote osteogenesis. We previously showed that heterodimerized BMP2/7 could promote osteoblastogenesis i...

Osteoporotic patients have poor bone quality and high risk of dental and orthopaedic implant failure. Lithium chloride (LICl) has been reported to enhance osteogenesis. However, the role of LiCl in bone formation and implant osseointegration in osteoporotic condition is still unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of LiCl on bone formation and implant osseointegration in osteoporotic rats.Three months old Sprague–Dawley female rats (...