Osseointegration of titanium implants in the rabbit tibia model: effect of methotrexate, corticosteroid and zoledronic acid / Efeito do metotrexato, do corticosteróide e do ácido zoledrônico na osseointegração de implantes de titânio em um modelo de tíbias de coelhos

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2007

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In this study we evaluated the influence of Methotrexate (MTX- 3mg/kg/week) and Corticosteroid (CE- prednisona 1, 05 mg/kg/week), alone and in association with Folinic Acid (FA- 0, 25 mg/kg/week) and Zoledronic Acid (ZOL-0,1mg/kg/week) respectively, on osseointegration of titanium dental implants performed 6 weeks after treatment started in adult male NZW rabbits. Six animals in each group and eight in CE, were treated with the drugs during 18 weeks with exception of ZOL, which was infused as a single dose, at the moment of surgery. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometryies were performed before and after treatment to determine bone mineral density alterations (Delta BMD). After 12 weeks post-implant placement, the animals were sacrificed for histomorphometric analysis. The BMD was significantly reduced by treatment with CE (Delta tibia: 0.018±0.010 vs CTL: 0.040±0.011; Delta lumbar: 0.004±0.011 vs CTL: 0.055±0.009), with recovery of BMD after ZOL administration (Delta tibia: 0,027± 0,003 vs CE: 0,018±0,010; Delta lumbar: 0.043±0.011 vs CE: 0.004±0.011). The BMD was not altered by MTX treatment or MTX-FA. The histomorphometric analysis revealed cortical bone loss and reduction in bone tissue in tibia in animals treated with CE, and these parameters were reversed by ZOL. Similarly, the percentage of bone to implant contact was reduced in the group treated with CE (CE: 25.98% vs. CTL: 42.40%; p=0.013), and reverted by ZOL (CE+ZOL: 38.95% vs. CE: 25.98%; p=0.014).The MTX and MTX-FA treatments did not alter osseointegration of the implant (35.09% and 35.92% respectively). Together our results showed that therapy with MTX did not interfere on osseointegration of titanium implants, while the CE reduced the bone to implant contact. ZOL administration reversed this effect, showing the therapeutic importance of this association.

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difosfonatos bone mineral density corticosteroids densidade óssea metotrexato implantes dentários zoledronic acid dental implants rabbits titanium titânio corticosteróides methotrexate coelhos

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