ArticleTissue engineering. Part A2018
Sclerostin-Neutralizing Antibody Enhances Bone Regeneration Around Oral Implants.
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- Preclinical Rat Models in Oral Implant Dentistry: A Scoping Review of Study Design and Experimental Practices.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
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- In silico identification of sclerostin inhibitors.Molecular diversity · 2026Article
- Abaloparatide Enhances Bone Regeneration in Extraction Socket Dental Implant Defects: An Experimental In Vivo Study.Clinical oral implants research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Peri-Implant Bone Repair in Ovariectomized Rats Submitted to the Implant Placement Functionalized with Anti-Sclerostin.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Healing sequelae following tooth extraction and dental implant placement in an aged, ovariectomy model.JBMR plus · 2024Article
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- Influence of Reactive Oxygen Species on Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration in Periodontal and Peri-Implant Tissues in Diabetic Patients.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Antisclerostin Effect on Osseointegration and Bone Remodeling.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Assessment of sclerostin levels in the gingival crevicular fluid of patients with periodontitis: A clinico-biochemical crosssectional study.Journal of advanced periodontology & implant dentistry · 2023Article
- Osteoporosis and periodontal diseases - An update on their association and mechanistic links.Periodontology 2000 · 2022Review
- Sclerostin is a promising therapeutic target for oral inflammation and regenerative dentistry.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Review
- Selected Spectroscopic Techniques for Surface Analysis of Dental Materials: A Narrative Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- The Impact of Dental Implant Surface Modifications on Osseointegration and Biofilm Formation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Bone formation around unstable implants is enhanced by a WNT protein therapeutic in a preclinical in vivo model.Clinical oral implants research · 2020Article
- Sclerostin antibody stimulates periodontal regeneration in large alveolar bone defects.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- [Overview of animal researches about the effects of systemic drugs on implant osseointegration].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2020Review
- The role of sclerostin and dickkopf-1 in oral tissues - A review from the perspective of the dental disciplines.F1000Research · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundDental implants are an important option for replacement of missing teeth. A major clinical challenge is how best to accelerate bone regeneration and reduce the healing time for functional restoration after implant placement. A sclerostin-neutralizing antibody (Scl-Ab) has been shown to enhance alveolar bone formation and fracture repair. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of systemic administration of Scl-Ab on dental implant osseointegration and bone regeneration in an experimental alveolar ridge tooth extraction model. MATERIALS AND
methodsTo investigate the effects of Scl-Ab on bone regeneration and dental implant osseointegration, an experimental alveolar bone osteotomy rat model was adopted. One month after extraction of maxillary right first molars, osteotomy defects were created at the coronal aspect of each of the extraction sites, and 1 × 2-mm custom titanium implants were installed into the osteotomies. Coincident with implant placement, Scl-Ab was administered subcutaneously at a dose of 25 mg/kg twice weekly for 10-28 days and compared with a vehicle control. Animals were sacrificed 10, 14, and 28 days after surgery, and maxillae were harvested and analyzed by microcomputed tomography (microCT), histology, and histomorphometry.
resultsmicroCT analysis demonstrated that the maxillary bone volume fraction was approximately 2- to 2.5-fold greater in Scl-Ab-treated animals compared with vehicle alone at days 14 and 28. Consistent with those findings, two-dimensional bone fill percentages within the coronal osteotomy sites were highest in Scl-Ab treatment groups at 28 days. In addition, bone-implant contact at 28 days was approximately twofold greater in the Scl-Ab group compared with the vehicle control.
conclusionsThese results indicate that systemic Scl-Ab administration enhances osseointegration and bone regeneration around dental implants. This approach offers potential as a treatment modality for patients with low bone mass or bone defects to achieve more predictable bone regeneration at alveolar bone defects and to enhance dental implant osseointegration.
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