Mechanical Properties of the Mandible in Postmenopausal Women Under Aledronate Treatment

Authors: Ricardo Julio Cabrales-Salgado, Jamil A. Shibli, Adriano Piattelli, Paula Mendes Acatauassú Carneiro, Miriam Lacalle Turbino, Jose Augusto Rodrigues, Alessandra Cassoni and Gabriela Giro

Abstract

Aims: This study evaluated the mechanical properties of mandibular bone tissue retrieved from postmenopausal women under alendronate treatment. Methods: Twenty postmenopausal women were divided into two groups: healthy postmenopausal subjects (control group) and osteoporotic subjects treated with alendronate (alendronate group). Mandibular bone samples were retrieved with a trephine bur at the time of dental implant placement and fixed in 4% formalin. Samples were processed for hard tissue histology, and the bone surface was analyzed for nanohardness measurement. Nanohardness and elastic modulus were evaluated by using a Berkovich tip with elastic modulus of 1.016x106 MPa, Poisson coefficient of 0.3, and a load of 100 mN. Each cycle was configured with a load time of 18 seconds (speed of 1 mN/second), the discharge time of 18 seconds, and a rest time of 5 seconds during indentation at a depth of 10 μm. Results: The control group presented the highest values for nanohardness and elastic modulus (p<0.05) in relation to the osteoporotic subjects. Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, it can be concluded that treatment with alendronate negatively influenced the mechanical properties of mandibular bone in postmenopausal women by reducing bone nanohardness and elastic modulus.

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