Type 2 diabetes mellitus impairs bone healing of dental implants in GK rats

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Apr;88(1):e7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.01.017.

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly prevalent disease with oral health manifestations. In this study, titanium implants were placed in the femora of 10 type 2 diabetic and 10 age-matched normal rats. We compared the results of bone histomorphometry around the dental implants at 4 and 8 weeks postsurgery.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Regeneration / physiology*
  • Dental Implantation
  • Dental Implants*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / surgery
  • Femur / physiopathology*
  • Femur / surgery
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Wound Healing / physiology*

Substances

  • Dental Implants