MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic
structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The …

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Bone constantly strives for optimal architecture. Mandibular
condyle, which is subjected to various mechanical loads forcing it to be highly adaptive, has …

Aim Aim of this study was to compare the volume and the shape of mandibular condyles in a
Caucasian young adult population, with different skeletal pattern. Material and methods 200 …

Osteoinductive agents, such as BMP-2, are known to improve bone formation when
combined with scaffolds. Microporosity (< 20μm) has also been shown to influence bone …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the age-and sex-related changes in the rat condylar cartilage and
subchondral bone. METHODS: SD rats were obtained at the ages of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 …

Large and load-bearing bone defects are challenging to treat and cause pain and
disfigurement. The design of efficacious bone scaffolds for the repair of such defects …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between bone tissue stiffness and
degree of mineralization distribution and to examine possible changes during prenatal …

English Objective: Condylar position may play a key role in the stability of orthodontic
treatment of patients presenting with different skeletal patterns. The aim of the present study …

Osteoporosis and treatment may affect both composition and nanomechanical properties
and their spatial distributions within the individual trabeculae of cancellous bone at length …

Although there is considerable evidence that bone responds to the loading environment in
which it develops, few analyses have examined phenotypic plasticity or bone functional …