The effect of systemic flurbiprofen on bone supporting dental implants

Article Abstract:

Flurbiprofen appears to be effective in preserving the jaw bone around dental implants. Flurbiprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Researchers took x-rays to measure jaw bone changes in 29 patients during and after dental implant therapy. For three months, approximately one-third of the patients received 50 milligrams (mg) of flurbiprofen twice a day, one-third took 100 mg of flurbiprofen twice a day, and one-third received a placebo. During the healing period after the implant was placed, bone height and bone mass were similar among patients in all treatment groups. Between the third and sixth month, all patients lost bone mass as the implants were exposed and dental prostheses were made. Patients who received 100 mg of flurbiprofen had approximately half the bone loss as the other patients. Bone mass stabilized in patients in all treatment groups between the sixth and 12th month after implant placement.

Evaluation, Implant dentures, Endosseous, Endosseous dental implants, Flurbiprofen

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Detecting osteoporosis using dental radiographs: a comparison of four methods

Article Abstract:

Analysis of dental X rays appears to be a promising technique for identifying women with osteoporosis. Researchers used four techniques to analyze bone density in dental X rays from 64 women with osteoporosis and 47 women free of the disease. Three of the techniques were effective at identifying a proportion of the women with osteoporosis, but they identified different women. Taken together, the three techniques correctly identified 83% of the osteoporotic women. For bone density analysis, the X rays must be taken with an aluminum step-wedge in place.

Diagnosis, Teeth

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Depression linked to bone-thinning in premenopausal women

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Premenopausal women with depression have less bone mass than those without depression, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study found that 17% of the subjects with depression had thinner bone in the femoral neck, while 20% had lower bone mass in the lumbar spine, compared to two and nine percent for those without depression.

United States, Health aspects, Risk factors, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder)

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