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Graef F, Wei Y, Garbe A, Seemann R, Zenzes M, Tsitsilonis S, Duda GN, Zaslansky P. Increased cancellous bone mass accompanies decreased cortical bone mineral density and higher axial deformation in femurs of leptin-deficient obese mice. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2024; 160:106745. [PMID: 39317095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Leptin is a pleiotropic hormone that regulates food intake and energy homeostasis with enigmatic effects on bone development. It is unclear if leptin promotes or inhibits bone growth. The aim of this study was to characterize the micro-architecture and mechanical competence of femur bones of leptin-deficient mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Right femur bones of 15-week old C57BL/6 (n = 9) and leptin-deficient (ob/ob, n = 9) mice were analyzed. Whole bones were scanned using micro-CT and morphometric parameters of the cortex and trabeculae were assessed. Elastic moduli were determined from microindentations in midshaft cross-sections. Mineral densities were determined using quantitative backscatter scanning electron microscopy. 3D models of the distal femur metaphysis, cleared from trabecular bone, were meshed and used for finite element simulations of axial loading to identify straining differences between ob/ob and C57BL/6 controls. RESULTS Compared with C57BL/6 controls, ob/ob mice had significantly shorter bones. ob/ob mice showed significantly increased cancellous bone volume and trabecular thickness. qBEI quantified a ∼7% lower mineral density in ob/ob mice in the distal femur metaphysis. Indentation demonstrated a significantly reduced Young's modulus of 12.14 [9.67, 16.56 IQR] GPa for ob/ob mice compared to 23.12 [20.70, 26.57 IQR] GPa in C57BL/6 mice. FEA revealed greater deformation of cortical bone in ob/ob as compared to C57BL/6 mice. CONCLUSION Leptin deficient ob/ob mice have a softer cortical bone in the distal femur metaphysis but an excessive amount of cancellous bone, possibly as a response to increased deformation of the bones during axial loading. Both FEA and direct X-ray and electron microscopy imaging suggest that the morphology and micro-architecture of ob/ob mice have inferior biomechanical properties suggestive of a reduced mechanical competence.
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- F Graef
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Germany; Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Germany; Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Germany; Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Germany.
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Lukova A, Dunmore CJ, Tsegai ZJ, Bachmann S, Synek A, Skinner MM. Technical note: Does scan resolution or downsampling impact the analysis of trabecular bone architecture? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2024:e25023. [PMID: 39237469 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.25023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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The "gold standard" for the assessment of trabecular bone structure is high-resolution micro-CT. In this technical note, we test the influence of initial scan resolution and post hoc downsampling on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of trabecular bone in a Gorilla tibia. We analyzed trabecular morphology in the right distal tibia of one Gorilla gorilla individual to investigate the impact of variation in voxel size on measured trabecular variables. For each version of the micro-CT volume, trabecular bone was segmented using the medical image analysis method. Holistic morphometric analysis was then used to analyze bone volume (BV/TV), anisotropy (DA), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), spacing (Tb.Sp), and number (Tb.N). Increasing voxel size during initial scanning was found to have a strong impact on DA and Tb.Th measures, while BV/TV, Tb.Sp, and Tb.N were found to be less sensitive to variations in initial scan resolution. All tested parameters were not substantially influenced by downsampling up to 90 μm resolution. Color maps of BV/TV and DA also retained their distribution up to 90 μm. This study is the first to examine the effect of variation in micro-CT voxel size on the analysis of trabecular bone structure using whole epiphysis approaches. Our results indicate that microstructural variables may be measured for most trabecular parameters up to a voxel size of 90 μm for both scan and downsampled resolutions. Moreover, if only BV/TV, Tb.Sp or Tb.N is measured, even larger voxel sizes might be used without substantially affecting the results.
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- Andrea Lukova
- Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Human Origins, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Computatioal Biomechanics, Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Wien, Austria
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- Computatioal Biomechanics, Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Wien, Austria
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- Human Origins, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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Irie MS, Spin-Neto R, Teixeira LHS, Rabelo GD, Reis NTDA, Soares PBF. Effect of micro-CT acquisition parameters and individual analysis on the assessment of bone repair. Braz Oral Res 2023; 37:e099. [PMID: 38055517 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2023.vol37.0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate whether two acquisition parameters, voxel size and filter thickness, used in a micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scan, together with the examiner's experience, influence the outcome of bone repair analysis in an experimental model. Bone defects were created in rat tibiae and scanned using two voxel sizes of 6- or 12-µm and two aluminum filter thickness of 0.5- or 1-mm. Then, bone volume fraction (BV/TV) and trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) were analyzed twice by two groups of operators: experienced and inexperienced examiners. For BV/TV, no significant differences were found between scanning voxel sizes of 6 and 12 µm for the experienced examiners; however, for the inexperienced examiners, the analysis performed using a 12-µm voxel size resulted in higher BV/TV values (32.4 and 32.9) than those acquired using a 6-µm voxel size (25.4 and 24.8) (p < 0.05). For Tb.Th, no significant differences between the analyses performed by experienced and inexperienced groups were observed when using the 6-µm voxel size. However, inexperienced examiners' analysis revealed higher Tb.Th values when using the 12-µm voxel size compared with 6 µm (0.05 vs. 0.03, p < 0.05). Filter thickness had no influence on the results of any group. In conclusion, voxel size and operator experience affected the measured Tb.Th and BV/TV of a region with new bone formation. Operator experience in micro-CT analysis is more critical for BV/TV than for Tb.Th, whereas voxel size significantly affects Tb.Th evaluation. Operators in the initial phases of research training should be calibrated for bone assessments.
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- Milena Suemi Irie
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Aarhus University, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Dentistry Department, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Luchman NA, Megat Abdul Wahab R, Zainal Ariffin SH, Nasruddin NS, Lau SF, Yazid F. Comparison between hydroxyapatite and polycaprolactone in inducing osteogenic differentiation and augmenting maxillary bone regeneration in rats. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13356. [PMID: 35529494 PMCID: PMC9070322 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background The selection of appropriate scaffold plays an important role in ensuring the success of bone regeneration. The use of scaffolds with different materials and their effect on the osteogenic performance of cells is not well studied and this can affect the selection of suitable scaffolds for transplantation. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the comparative ability of two different synthetic scaffolds, mainly hydroxyapatite (HA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds in promoting in vitro and in vivo bone regeneration. Method In vitro cell viability, morphology, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of MC3T3-E1 cells on HA and PCL scaffolds were determined in comparison to the accepted model outlined for two-dimensional systems. An in vivo study involving the transplantation of MC3T3-E1 cells with scaffolds into an artificial bone defect of 4 mm length and 1.5 mm depth in the rat's left maxilla was conducted. Three-dimensional analysis using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and immunohistochemistry analyses evaluation were performed after six weeks of transplantation. Results MC3T3-E1 cells on the HA scaffold showed the highest cell viability. The cell viability on both scaffolds decreased after 14 days of culture, which reflects the dominant occurrence of osteoblast differentiation. An early sign of osteoblast differentiation can be detected on the PCL scaffold. However, cells on the HA scaffold showed more prominent results with intense mineralized nodules and significantly (p < 0.05) high levels of ALP activity with prolonged osteoblast induction. Micro-CT and H&E analyses confirmed the in vitro results with bone formation were significantly (p < 0.05) greater in HA scaffold and was supported by IHC analysis which confirmed stronger expression of osteogenic markers ALP and osteocalcin. Conclusion Different scaffold materials of HA and PCL might have influenced the bone regeneration ability of MC3T3-E1. Regardless, in vitro and in vivo bone regeneration was better in the HA scaffold which indicates its great potential for application in bone regeneration.
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- Nur Atmaliya Luchman
- Department of Family Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Family Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Craniofacial Diagnostic and Bioscience, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Family Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Torres FFE, Jacobs R, EzEldeen M, de Faria-Vasconcelos K, Guerreiro-Tanomaru JM, Dos Santos BC, Tanomaru-Filho M. How do imaging protocols affect the assessment of root-end fillings? Restor Dent Endod 2022; 47:e2. [PMID: 35284328 PMCID: PMC8891473 DOI: 10.5395/rde.2022.47.e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objectives This study investigated the impact of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)-based voxel size on the analysis of material/dentin interface voids and thickness of different endodontic cements. Materials and Methods Following root-end resection and apical preparation, maxillary premolars were filled with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), Biodentine, and intermediate restorative material (IRM) (n = 24). The samples were scanned using micro-CT (SkyScan 1272; Bruker) and the cement/dentin interface and thickness of materials were evaluated at voxel sizes of 5, 10, and 20 µm. Analysis of variance and the Tukey test were conducted, and the degree of agreement between different voxel sizes was evaluated using the Bland and Altman method (p < 0.05). Results All materials showed an increase in thickness from 5 to 10 and 20 µm (p < 0.05). When evaluating the interface voids, materials were similar at 5 µm (p > 0.05), while at 10 and 20 µm Biodentine showed the lowest percentage of voids (p < 0.05). A decrease in the interface voids was observed for MTA and IRM at 20 µm, while Biodentine showed differences among all voxel sizes (p < 0.05). The Bland-Altman plots for comparisons among voxel sizes showed the largest deviations when comparing images between 5 and 20 µm. Conclusions Voxel size had an impact on the micro-CT evaluation of thickness and interface voids of endodontic materials. All cements exhibited an increase in thickness and a decrease in the void percentage as the voxel size increased, especially when evaluating images at 20 µm.
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- OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Dentistry, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Ajami S, Rodriguez-Florez N, Ong J, Jeelani NUO, Dunaway D, James G, Angullia F, Budden C, Bozkurt S, Ibrahim A, Ferretti P, Schievano S, Borghi A. Mechanical and morphological properties of parietal bone in patients with sagittal craniosynostosis. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 125:104929. [PMID: 34773914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Limited information is available on the effect of sagittal craniosynostosis (CS) on morphological and material properties of the parietal bone. Understanding these properties would not only provide an insight into bone response to surgical procedures but also improve the accuracy of computational models simulating these surgeries. The aim of the present study was to characterise the mechanical and microstructural properties of the cortical table and diploe in parietal bone of patients affected by sagittal CS. Twelve samples were collected from pediatric patients (11 males, and 1 female; age 5.2 ± 1.3 months) surgically treated for sagittal CS. Samples were imaged using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT); and mechanical properties were extracted by means of micro-CT based finite element modelling (micro-FE) of three-point bending test, calibrated using sample-specific experimental data. Reference point indentation (RPI) was used to validate the micro-FE output. Bone samples were classified based on their macrostructure as unilaminar or trilaminar (sandwich) structure. The elastic moduli obtained using RPI and micro-FE approaches for cortical tables (ERPI 3973.33 ± 268.45 MPa and Emicro-FE 3438.11 ± 387.38 MPa) in the sandwich structure and diploe (ERPI1958.17 ± 563.79 MPa and Emicro-FE 1960.66 ± 492.44 MPa) in unilaminar samples were in strong agreement (r = 0.86, p < .01). We found that the elastic modulus of cortical tables and diploe were correlated with bone mineral density. Changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties of bone specimens were found to be irrespective of patients' age. Although younger patients are reported to benefit more from surgical intervention as skull is more malleable, understanding the material properties is critical to better predict the surgical outcome in patients <1 year old since age-related changes were minimal.
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- Sara Ajami
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom.
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- Universidad de Navarra, TECNUN Escuela de Ingenieros, Spain; Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation of Science, Spain
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- Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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- Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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- Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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- Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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- Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Biomaterials and Biomimetics, NYU College of Dentistry, United States
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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Knobloch LA, Larsen P, McGlumphy E, Kim DG, Gohel A, Messner R, Fogarty KJ, Fogarty MT. Prospective cohort study to evaluate narrow diameter implants for restoration of a missing lateral incisor in patients with a cleft palate: One-year results. J Prosthet Dent 2021; 128:1265-1274. [PMID: 34034898 DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Patients diagnosed with a cleft palate often have a congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisor. The congenital cleft presents the practitioner with challenges including the quantity and quality of bone, a surgically managed cleft correction, and limited clinical space. PURPOSE The purpose of the present prospective investigation was to report preliminary results at the 1-year follow-up for this planned 5-year investigation of narrow diameter implants used to restore a missing lateral incisor in patients with a cleft palate. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fourteen study participants with a cleft palate and a missing maxillary lateral incisor were enrolled based on established criteria. Narrow diameter implants (AstraTech OsseoSpeed TX 3.0S and 3.5 mm) were placed by using a 2-stage protocol and restored. All study participants received an Atlantis abutment and a cement-retained crown. Four probing depth measurements and bleeding on probing were measured at baseline and at 1 year. Probing depth measurements were evaluated using a 2-way repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey-Kramer multiple comparisons tests. Radiographic marginal bone loss was measured at 1-year by using a digital subtraction technique and evaluated by using a repeated measures ANOVA. Pretreatment cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were used to measure a mean gray level that was proportional to bone mineral density (BMD) in the implant site. One-way mixed ANOVA was used to compare the mean gray level and average implant stability quotient (ISQ) loading. A Pearson correlation was also tested between those parameters (α=.05) for each statistical analysis. RESULTS The mean marginal bone loss at 1 year was 0.601 ±0.48 mm. Regarding probing depth measurements, a 2-way repeated measures ANOVA found both the location (P=.012) and time (P=.009) were significant. The Tukey-Kramer multiple comparisons test showed a significant difference between the buccal and distal site (P=.006) from baseline to 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Narrow diameter implants are a reliable treatment for replacing a missing lateral incisor in patients with a cleft palate at 1 year, with an implant survival rate of 100% and implant success rate of 94% using the established criteria. A negative association was found between the bone mineral density and the implant stability in the alveolar cleft site of a patient with a cleft palate. The peri-implant soft tissue probe depths exhibited significant change during the first year.
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- Lisa A Knobloch
- Professor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio.
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- Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
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- Professor Emeritus, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio; Private practice, Columbus, Ohio
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- Professor, Division of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
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- Clinical Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Fla
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- Implant Patient Care Coordinator, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
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- Student, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Student, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Chevalier T, Colard T, Colombo A, Golovanova L, Doronichev V, Hublin JJ. Early ontogeny of humeral trabecular bone in Neandertals and recent modern humans. J Hum Evol 2021; 154:102968. [PMID: 33774376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Trabecular bone ontogeny is well known in modern humans and unknown in Neandertals. Yet the bone developmental pattern is useful for interpreting fossils from evolutionary and functional perspectives. Interestingly, microstructure in early ontogeny is supposedly not influenced by high and specific mechanical loading related to the lifestyle of a human group and consequently does not directly depend on the activities of hunter-gatherers. Here, we specifically explored the early growth trajectories of the trabecular bone structure of the humerus and emphasized in particular how bone fraction (bone volume/total volume [BV/TV]) was built up in Neandertals, given the specific modern human bone loss after birth and the use of BV/TV in functional studies. Six Neandertals and 26 recent modern humans ranging from perinates to adolescents were included in this study. Six trabecular parameters were measured within a cubic region of interest extracted from the proximal metaphysis of the humerus. We found that the microstructural changes in Neandertals during early ontogeny (<1 year) fit with modern human growth trajectories for each parameter. The specific bone loss occurring immediately after birth in modern humans also occurred in Neandertals (but not in chimpanzees). However, the early childhood fossil Ferrassie 6 presented unexpectedly high BV/TV, whereas the high BV/TV in the Crouzade I adolescent was predictable. These results suggest that Neandertals and modern humans shared predetermined early growth trajectories and developmental mechanisms. We assume that the close relationship between skeletal characteristics in early ontogeny and adults in modern humans also existed in Neandertals. However, it was difficult to ensure that the high BV/TV in Neandertal early childhood, represented by only one individual, was at the origin of the high BV/TV observed in adults. Consequently, our study does not challenge the mechanical hypothesis that explains the trabecular gracilization of the humerus during the Holocene.
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- Tony Chevalier
- UMR 7194 HNHP, University of Perpignan Via Domitia, EPCC-CERP de Tautavel, Avenue Léon Jean Grégory 66720 Tautavel, France.
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- UMR 5199 PACEA, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC; LabEx Sciences Archéologiques de Bordeaux, N°ANR-10-LABX-52, Bâtiment B8, Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, CS50023, F-33615 Pessac, France; Department of Orthodontics, University of Lille, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL University, Chair of Biological Anthropology Paul Broca, 4-14 Rue Ferrus, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; Chaire Internationale de Paléoanthropologie du Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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Chen H, Liu Y, Wang C, Zhang A, Chen B, Han Q, Wang J. Design and properties of biomimetic irregular scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Comput Biol Med 2021; 130:104241. [PMID: 33529844 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The treatment of sizeable segmental bone defects remains a challenge encountered by surgeons. In addition to bone transplantation, porous scaffolds have become a common option. Although the mechanical and biological properties of porous scaffold have recently been the subject of intense research, pore irregularity as a critical characteristic has been poorly explored. Therefore, this study aimed to design an irregular biomimetic scaffold for use in bone tissue engineering applications. The irregular scaffold was based on the Voronoi tessellation method for similarity with the primary histomorphological indexes of bone (porosity, trabecular thickness, cortical bone thickness, and surface to volume ratio). Moreover, a new gradient method was adopted, in which porosity was maintained constant, and the strut diameter was changed to generate a gradient in the irregular scaffold. The permeability and stress concentration characteristics of the irregular scaffold were compared against three conventional scaffolds (the octet, body-centered cubic, pillar body-centered cubic). The results illustrated that the microstructure of the irregular scaffold could be controlled similarly to that of the cortical/cancellous bone unit. Simultaneously, a broad range of permeability was identified for the irregular scaffold, and gradient irregular scaffolds performed better in terms of both permeability and stress distribution than regular scaffolds. This study describes a novel method for the design of irregular scaffolds, which have good controllability and excellent permeability.
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- Hao Chen
- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, Jilin Province, China.
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Mys K, Varga P, Stockmans F, Gueorguiev B, Wyers CE, van den Bergh JPW, van Lenthe GH. Quantification of 3D microstructural parameters of trabecular bone is affected by the analysis software. Bone 2021; 142:115653. [PMID: 33059103 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Over the last decades, the use of high-resolution imaging systems to assess bone microstructural parameters has grown immensely. Yet, no standard defining the quantification of these parameters exists. It has been reported that different voxel size and/or segmentation techniques lead to different results. However, the effect of the evaluation software has not been investigated so far. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the bone microstructural parameters obtained with two commonly used commercial software packages, namely IPL (Scanco, Switzerland) and CTan (Bruker, Belgium). We hypothesized that even when starting from the same segmented scans, different software packages will report different results. Nineteen trapezia and nineteen distal radii were scanned at two resolutions (20 μm voxel size with microCT and HR-pQCT 60 μm). The scans were segmented using the scanners' default protocol. The segmented images were analyzed twice, once with IPL and once with CTan, to quantify bone volume fraction (BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), trabecular separation (Tb.Sp), trabecular number (Tb.N) and specific bone surface (BS/BV). Only small differences between IPL and CTan were found for BV/TV. For Tb.Th, Tb.Sp and BS/BV high correlations (R2 ≥ 0.99) were observed between the two software packages, but important relative offsets were observed. For microCT scans, the offsets were relative constant, e.g., around 15% for Tb.Th. However, for the HR-pQCT scans the mean relative offsets ranged over the different bone samples (e.g., for Tb.Th from 14.5% to 19.8%). For Tb.N, poor correlations (0.43 ≤ R2 ≤ 0.81) for all tested cases were observed. We conclude that trabecular bone microstructural parameters obtained with IPL and CTan cannot be directly compared except for BV/TV. For Tb.Th, Tb.Sp and BS/BV, correction factors can be determined, but these depend on both the image voxel size and specific anatomic location. The two software packages did not produce consistent data on Tb.N. The development of a universal standard seems desirable.
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- Karen Mys
- Biomechanics Section, Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland.
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland
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- Muscles & Movement, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven Campus Kulak, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Subdivision of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Biomechanics Section, Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Ohs N, Collins CJ, Atkins PR. Validation of HR-pQCT against micro-CT for morphometric and biomechanical analyses: A review. Bone Rep 2020; 13:100711. [PMID: 33392364 PMCID: PMC7772687 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed-tomography (HR-pQCT) has the potential to become a powerful clinical assessment and diagnostic tool. Given the recent improvements in image resolution, from 82 to 61 μm, this technology may be used to accurately quantify in vivo bone microarchitecture, a key biomarker of degenerative bone diseases. However, computational methods to assess bone microarchitecture were developed for micro computed tomography (micro-CT), a higher-resolution technology only available for ex vivo studies, and validation of these computational analysis techniques against the gold-standard micro-CT has been inconsistent and incomplete. Herein, we review methods for segmentation of bone compartments and microstructure, quantification of bone morphology, and estimation of mechanical strength using finite-element analysis, highlighting the need throughout for improved standardization across the field. Studies have relied on homogenous datasets for validation, which does not allow for robust comparisons between methods. Consequently, the adaptation and validation of novel segmentation approaches has been slow to non-existent, with most studies still using the manufacturer's segmentation for morphometric analysis despite the existence of better performing alternative approaches. The promising accuracy of HR-pQCT for capturing morphometric indices is overshadowed by considerable variability in outcomes between studies. For finite element analysis (FEA) methods, the use of disparate material models and FEA tools has led to a fragmented ability to assess mechanical bone strength with HR-pQCT. Further, the scarcity of studies comparing 62 μm HR-pQCT to the gold standard micro-CT leaves the validation of this imaging modality incomplete. This review revealed that without standardization, the capabilities of HR-pQCT cannot be adequately assessed. The need for a public, extendable, heterogeneous dataset of HR-pQCT and corresponding gold-standard micro-CT images, which would allow HR-pQCT users to benchmark existing and novel methods and select optimal methods depending on the scientific question and data at hand, is now evident. With more recent advancements in HR-pQCT, the community must learn from its past and provide properly validated technologies to ensure that HR-pQCT can truly provide value in patient diagnosis and care.
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- Nicholas Ohs
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Osteoporosis, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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Pinto JC, Torres FFE, Santos Junior AO, Tavares KIMC, Guerreiro-Tanomaru JM, Tanomaru-Filho M. Influence of voxel size on micro-CT analysis of debris after root canal preparation. Braz Oral Res 2020; 35:e008. [PMID: 33206781 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the influence of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) voxel size on the evaluation of debris accumulation after passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI) in curved root canals prepared with rotary nickel-titanium files. Mesial root canals (n = 24) of mandibular molars with curvature between 25° and 35° were prepared using ProDesign Logic 30/.05 (PDL) or HyFlex EDM 25/.08 (HEDM). PUI was performed after root canal preparation of all root canals. The specimens were scanned using high-resolution (5 μm voxel size) micro-CT imaging before and after experimental procedures. The percentage of debris was analyzed in the middle and apical thirds using images with 5, 10 and 20 μm voxel sizes. Data were compared using unpaired and paired Student's t-test, ANOVA and Tukey's statistical tests (α = 0.05). There were no differences among the debris analyses performed at different voxel sizes (5, 10 and 20 μm) (p > 0.05). The percentage of debris was similar between the root canals prepared by PDL and HEDM before and after PUI (p > 0.05). In both groups, the percentage of debris decreased in the middle third after PUI (p < 0.05). Within the limitations of this ex vivo study, it can be concluded that the voxel sizes evaluated did not have a significant impact on the analysis of accumulated debris. However, the results showed a tendency for detection of more debris in the analysis performed using a lower voxel size. PUI decreased the debris accumulation in the middle third of curved root canals.
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- Jáder Camilo Pinto
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Muhammad AMA, Ibrahim N, Ahmad R, Asif MK, Radzi Z, Zaini ZM, Razak HRA. Effect of reconstruction parameters on cone beam CT trabecular bone microstructure quantification in sheep. BMC Oral Health 2020; 20:48. [PMID: 32041589 PMCID: PMC7011540 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-020-1035-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is a reliable radiographic modality to assess trabecular bone microarchitecture. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of CBCT image reconstruction parameters, namely, the threshold value and reconstruction voxel size, on trabecular bone microstructure assessment. Methods Five sectioned maxilla of adult Dorper male sheep were scanned using a CBCT system with a resolution of 76 μm3 (Kodak 9000). The CBCT images were reconstructed using different reconstruction parameters and analysed. The effect of reconstruction voxel size (76, 100 and 200 μm3) and threshold values (±15% from the global threshold value) on trabecular bone microstructure measurement was assessed using image analysis software (CT analyser version 1.15). Results There was no significant difference in trabecular bone microstructure measurement between the reconstruction voxel sizes, but a significant difference (Tb.N = 0.03, Tb.Sp = 0.04, Tb.Th = 0.01, BV/TV = 0.00) was apparent when the global threshold value was decreased by 15%. Conclusions Trabecular bone microstructure measurements are not compromised by changing the CBCT reconstruction voxel size. However, measurements can be affected when applying a threshold value of less than 15% of the recommended global value.
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- Aso Muhammad Ali Muhammad
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital 47000 Sungai Buloh, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Molino G, Dalpozzi A, Ciapetti G, Lorusso M, Novara C, Cavallo M, Baldini N, Giorgis F, Fiorilli S, Vitale-Brovarone C. Osteoporosis-related variations of trabecular bone properties of proximal human humeral heads at different scale lengths. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 100:103373. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Friedrichsdorf SP, Arana-Chavez VE, Cattaneo PM, Spin-Neto R, Dominguez GC. Effect of the software binning and averaging data during microcomputed tomography image acquisition. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10562. [PMID: 31332205 PMCID: PMC6646350 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46530-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study describes the effect of the software binning and data averaging during micro CT volume acquisition, on the assessment of root resorption volumes. The mesial roots (n = 9), after orthodontic tooth movement during 14 days, were scanned, using a micro CT system (9 µm/pixel). All roots were reconstructed and the volumes of the resorption lacunae evaluated. The height and width of the pixels vary according to the parameters (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9) used during the scan. In the root #1 the mean volumes of resorption were similar in A4 and A7; in the root #2 there was no similarity in the mean volumes of resorption in any of the parameters; in root #3 only A4 presented mean volume different from zero (3.05 × 10°). In the root #5, the A1 and A7 presented similar mean volumes and in the A6 and A9 presented near mean volumes. In the root #9 the A1, A4, and A7 presented similar mean volumes and A6 and A9 also had similar mean volumes. Significant difference was detected in the volume of resorption among the roots #2, #5 and #9 (p = 0.04). When analyzing delicate structures such as the roots of rats’ molars, the variation of such parameters will significantly influence the results.
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- Simone Peixe Friedrichsdorf
- Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Section of Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Section for Oral Radiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Normal trabecular vertebral bone is formed via rapid transformation of mineralized spicules: A high-resolution 3D ex-vivo murine study. Acta Biomater 2019; 86:429-440. [PMID: 30605771 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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At birth, mouse vertebrae have a reticular fine spongy morphology, yet in the adult animal they exhibit elaborate trabecular architectures. Here, we characterize the physiological microstructural transformations in growing young female mice of the widely used C57BL/6 strain. Extensive architectural changes lead to the establishment of mature cancellous bone in the spine. Vertebrae were mapped in 3D by high resolution microcomputed tomography (µCT), backed by conventional histology. Three different phases are observed in the natural bony biomaterial: In a prenatal templating phase, early vertebrae are composed of foamy, loosely-packed mineralized spicules. During a consolidation phase in the first 7 days after birth, bone material condenses into struts and forms primitive trabeculae accompanied by a significant (>50%) reduction in bone volume/tissue volume ratio (BV/TV). After day 7, the trabeculae expand, reorient and increase in mineral density. Swift growth ensues such that by day 14 the young lumbar spine exhibits all morphological features observed in the mature animal. The greatly varied micro-morphologies of normal trabecular bone observed in 3D within a short timespan are typical for rodent and presumably for other mammalian forming spines. This suggests that fully structured cancellous bone emerges through rapid post-natal restructuring of a foamy mineralized scaffold. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Cancellous bone develops in stages that are not well documented. Using a mouse model, we provide an observer-independent quantification of normal bone formation in the spine. We find that within 14 days, the cancellous bone transforms in 3 phases from a scaffold of spicules into well organized, fully mineralized trabeculae in a functional spine. Detailed knowledge of the physiological restructuring of mineralized material may help to better understand bone formation and may serve as a blueprint for studies of pharmaceuticals effects, tissue healing and regeneration.
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Irie MS, Rabelo GD, Spin-Neto R, Dechichi P, Borges JS, Soares PBF. Use of Micro-Computed Tomography for Bone Evaluation in Dentistry. Braz Dent J 2019; 29:227-238. [PMID: 29972447 DOI: 10.1590/0103-6440201801979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Micro computed tomography (µCT) follows the same principle of computed-tomography used for patients, however providing higher-resolution. Using a non-destructive approach, samples can be scanned, and each section obtained is used to build a volume using tridimensional reconstruction. For bone analysis, it is possible to obtain information about the tissue's microarchitecture and composition. According to the characteristics of the bone sample (e.g. human or animal origin, long or irregular shape, epiphysis or diaphysis region) the pre-scanning parameters must be defined. The resolution (i.e. voxel size) should be chosen taking into account the features that will be evaluated, and the necessity to identify inner structures (e.g. bone channels and osteocyte lacunae). The region of interest should be delimited, and the threshold that defines the bone tissue set in order to proceed with binarization to separate the voxels representing bone from the other structures (channels, resorption areas, and medullary space). Cancellous bone is evaluated by means of the trabeculae characteristics and their connectivity. The cortex is evaluated in relation to the thickness and porosity. Bone mineral density can also be measured, by the amount of hydroxyapatite. Other parameters such as structure-model-index, anisotropy, and fractal dimension can be assessed. In conclusion, intrinsic and extrinsic determinants of bone quality can be assessed by µCT. In dentistry, this method can be used for evaluating bone loss, alterations in bone metabolism, or the effects of using drugs that impair bone remodeling, and also to assess the success rate of bone repair or surgical procedures.
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- Milena Suemi Irie
- Department of Periodontology and Implantology, UFU - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Periodontology and Implantology, UFU - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UFU - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Periodontology and Implantology, UFU - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Knowles NK, Ip K, Ferreira LM. The Effect of Material Heterogeneity, Element Type, and Down-Sampling on Trabecular Stiffness in Micro Finite Element Models. Ann Biomed Eng 2018; 47:615-623. [PMID: 30362084 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-018-02152-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Preclinical and clinical bone strength predictions can be elucidated by understanding bone mechanics at a variety of hierarchical levels. As such, down-sampled micro-CT images are often used to make comparisons across image resolutions or used to reduce computational resources in micro finite element models (µFEMs). Therefore, the objectives of this study were to compare trabecular apparent modulus among (i) hexahedral and tetrahedral µFEMs, (ii) µFEMs generated from 32, 64, and 64 µm down-sampled from 32 µm µCT scans, and (iii) µFEMs with homogeneous and heterogeneous tissue moduli. Trabecular µFEMs were generated from scans at the three spatial resolutions taken from the glenoid vault of 14 cadaveric specimens. Simulated unconstrained compression was performed and used to calculate and compare the apparent modulus of each µFEM. It was found that models derived from high-resolution images that account for material heterogeneity are nearly equivalent whether hexahedral or tetrahedral elements are used. However, translation of stiffness from down-sampled scans are not equivalent to scans performed at the down-sampled resolution, or that account for trabecular material heterogeneity. Material heterogeneity is most representative of in vivo trabecular bone and to accurately model trabecular mechanical properties, material heterogeneity should be considered in future µFEM development.
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- Nikolas K Knowles
- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Surgical Mechatronics Laboratory, Roth
- McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Josephs Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St., London, ON, Canada.,Collaborative Training Program in MSK Health Research, and Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Surgical Mechatronics Laboratory, Roth
- McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Josephs Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St., London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. .,Surgical Mechatronics Laboratory, Roth
- McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Josephs Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St., London, ON, Canada. .,Collaborative Training Program in MSK Health Research, and Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
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Russo GA. Trabecular Bone Structural Variation in the Proximal Sacrum Among Primates. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2018; 302:1354-1371. [PMID: 30315635 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The sacrum occupies a functionally important anatomical position as part of the pelvic girdle and vertebral column. Sacral orientation and external morphology in modern humans are distinct from those in other primates and compatible with the demands of habitual bipedal locomotion. Among nonhuman primates, however, how sacral anatomy relates to positional behaviors is less clear. As an alternative to evaluation of the sacrum's external morphology, this study assesses if the sacrum's internal morphology (i.e., trabecular bone) differs among extant primates. The primary hypothesis tested is that trabecular bone parameters with established functional relevance will differ in the first sacral vertebra (S1) among extant primates that vary in positional behaviors. Results for analyses of individual variables demonstrate that bone volume fraction, degree of anisotropy, trabecular number, and size-corrected trabecular thickness differ among primates grouped by positional behaviors to some extent, but not always in ways consistent with functional expectations. When examined as a suite, these trabecular parameters distinguish obligate bipeds from other positional behavior groups; and, the latter three trabecular bone variables further distinguish knuckle-walking terrestrial quadrupeds from manual suspensor-brachiators, vertical clingers and leapers, and arboreal quadrupeds, as well as between arboreal and terrestrial quadrupeds. As in other regions of the skeleton in modern humans, trabecular bone in S1 exhibits distinctively low bone volume fraction. Results from this study of extant primate S1 trabecular bone structural variation provide a functional context for interpretations concerning the positional behaviors of extinct primates based on internal sacral morphology. Anat Rec, 302:1354-1371, 2019. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Gabrielle A Russo
- Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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Kim DG, Jeong YH, McMichael BK, Bähler M, Bodnyk K, Sedlar R, Lee BS. Relationships of bone characteristics in MYO9B deficient femurs. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2018; 84:99-107. [PMID: 29754047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The objective of this study was to examine relationships among a variety of bone characteristics, including volumetric, mineral density, geometric, dynamic mechanical analysis, and static fracture mechanical properties. As MYO9B is an unconventional myosin in bone cells responsible for normal skeletal growth, bone characteristics of wild-type (WT), heterozygous (HET), and MYO9B knockout (KO) mice groups were compared as an animal model to express different bone quantity and quality. Forty-five sex-matched 12-week-old mice were used in this study. After euthanization, femurs were isolated and scanned using microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) to assess bone volumetric, tissue mineral density (TMD), and geometric parameters. Then, a non-destructive dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) was performed by applying oscillatory bending displacement on the femur. Finally, the same femur was subject to static fracture testing. KO group had significantly lower length, bone mineral density (BMD), bone mass and volume, dynamic and static stiffness, and strength than WT and HET groups (p < 0.019). On the other hand, TMD parameters of KO group were comparable with those of WT group. HET group showed volumetric, geometric, and mechanical properties similar to WT group, but had lower TMD (p < 0.014). Non-destructive micro-CT and DMA parameters had significant positive correlations with strength (p < 0.015) without combined effect of groups and sex on the correlations (p > 0.077). This comprehensive characterization provides a better understanding of interactive behavior between the tissue- and organ-level of the same femur. The current findings elucidate that MYO9B is responsible for controlling bone volume to determine the growth rate and fracture risk of bone.
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- Do-Gyoon Kim
- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, University of Münster, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Sheehan FT, Brainerd EL, Troy KL, Shefelbine SJ, Ronsky JL. Advancing quantitative techniques to improve understanding of the skeletal structure-function relationship. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2018; 15:25. [PMID: 29558970 PMCID: PMC5859431 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-018-0368-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Although all functional movement arises from the interplay between the neurological, skeletal, and muscular systems, it is the skeletal system that forms the basic framework for functional movement. Central to understanding human neuromuscular development, along with the genesis of musculoskeletal pathologies, is quantifying how the human skeletal system adapts and mal-adapts to its mechanical environment. Advancing this understanding is hampered by an inability to directly and non-invasively measure in vivo strains, stresses, and forces on bone. Thus, we traditionally have turned to animal models to garner such information. These models enable direct in vivo measures that are not available for human subjects, providing information in regards to both skeletal adaptation and the interplay between the skeletal and muscular systems. Recently, there has been an explosion of new imaging and modeling techniques providing non-invasive, in vivo measures and estimates of skeletal form and function that have long been missing. Combining multiple modalities and techniques has proven to be one of our most valuable resources in enhancing our understanding of the form-function relationship of the human skeletal, muscular, and neurological systems. Thus, to continue advancing our knowledge of the structural-functional relationship, validation of current tools is needed, while development is required to limit the deficiencies in these tools and develop new ones.
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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Jang SJ, Kim SE, Han TS, Son JS, Kang SS, Choi SH. Bone Regeneration of Hydroxyapatite with Granular Form or Porous Scaffold in Canine Alveolar Sockets. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 31:335-341. [PMID: 28438860 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This study was undertaken to assess bone regeneration using hydroxyapatite (HA). The primary focus was comparison of bone regeneration between granular HA (gHA) forms and porous HA (pHA) scaffold. The extracted canine alveolar sockets were divided with three groups: control, gHA and pHA. Osteogenic effect in the gHA and pHA groups showed bone-specific surface and bone mineral density to be significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.01). Bone volume fraction, bone mineral density, and amount of connective tissue related to disturbing osseointegration of the gHA group was higher than in the pHA group. Quantity of new bone formation of the pHA group was higher than that of the gHA group. This study demonstrated that gHA and pHA are potentially good bone substitutes for alveolar socket healing. For new bone formation during 8 weeks' post-implantation, HA with porous scaffold was superior to the granular form of HA.
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- Seok Jin Jang
- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- High-Tech Fiber R&D Headquarters, Korea Textile Development Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Medical Center and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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Wen XX, Yu HL, Yan YB, Zong CL, Ding HJ, Ma XY, Wang TS, Lei W. Influence of the shape of the micro-finite element model on the mechanical properties calculated from micro-finite element analysis. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:1744-1748. [PMID: 28810645 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Assessing the biomechanical properties of trabecular bone is of major biological and clinical significance for the research of bone diseases, fractures and their treatments. Micro-finite element (µFE) models are becoming increasingly popular for investigating the biomechanical properties of trabecular bone. The shapes of µFE models typically include cube and cylinder. Whether there are differences between cubic and cylindrical µFE models has not yet been studied. In the present study, cubic and cylindrical µFE models of human vertebral trabecular bone were constructed. A 1% strain was prescribed to the model along the superior-inferior direction. E values were calculated from these models, and paired t-tests were performed to determine whether these were any differences between E values obtained from cubic and cylindrical models. The results demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences in the E values between cubic and cylindrical models, and there were no significant differences in Von Mises stress distributions between the two models. These findings indicated that, to construct µFE models of vertebral trabecular bone, cubic or cylindrical models were both feasible. Choosing between the cubic or cylindrical µFE model is dependent upon the specific study design.
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- Xin-Xin Wen
- Department of Orthopedics, 463 Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command of PLA, Rescue Center of Severe Wound and Trauma of PLA, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Cranio-facial Trauma and Orthognathic Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 463 Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 463 Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 463 Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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Cengiz IF, Oliveira JM, Reis RL. Micro-computed tomography characterization of tissue engineering scaffolds: effects of pixel size and rotation step. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2017; 28:129. [PMID: 28721665 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-017-5942-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Quantitative assessment of micro-structure of materials is of key importance in many fields including tissue engineering, biology, and dentistry. Micro-computed tomography (µ-CT) is an intensively used non-destructive technique. However, the acquisition parameters such as pixel size and rotation step may have significant effects on the obtained results. In this study, a set of tissue engineering scaffolds including examples of natural and synthetic polymers, and ceramics were analyzed. We comprehensively compared the quantitative results of µ-CT characterization using 15 acquisition scenarios that differ in the combination of the pixel size and rotation step. The results showed that the acquisition parameters could statistically significantly affect the quantified mean porosity, mean pore size, and mean wall thickness of the scaffolds. The effects are also practically important since the differences can be as high as 24% regarding the mean porosity in average, and 19.5 h and 166 GB regarding the characterization time and data storage per sample with a relatively small volume. This study showed in a quantitative manner the effects of such a wide range of acquisition scenarios on the final data, as well as the characterization time and data storage per sample. Herein, a clear picture of the effects of the pixel size and rotation step on the results is provided which can notably be useful to refine the practice of µ-CT characterization of scaffolds and economize the related resources.
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- Ibrahim Fatih Cengiz
- 3B's Research Group-Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco, Guimarães, 4805-017, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group-Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco, Guimarães, 4805-017, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group-Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco, Guimarães, 4805-017, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Mashiatulla M, Ross RD, Sumner DR. Validation of cortical bone mineral density distribution using micro-computed tomography. Bone 2017; 99:53-61. [PMID: 28363808 PMCID: PMC5481667 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2017.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Changes in the bone mineral density distribution (BMDD), due to disease or drugs, can alter whole bone mechanical properties such as strength, stiffness and toughness. The methods currently available for assessing BMDD are destructive and two-dimensional. Micro-computed tomography (μCT) has been used extensively to quantify the three-dimensional geometry of bone and to measure the mean degree of mineralization, commonly called the tissue mineral density (TMD). The TMD measurement has been validated to ash density; however parameters describing the frequency distribution of TMD have not yet been validated. In the current study we tested the ability of μCT to estimate six BMDD parameters: mean, heterogeneity (assessed by the full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM) and the coefficient of variation (CoV)), the upper and lower 5% cutoffs of the frequency distribution, and peak mineralization) in rat sized femoral cortical bone samples. We used backscatter scanning electron microscopy (bSEM) as the standard. Aluminum and hydroxyapatite phantoms were used to identify optimal scanner settings (70kVp, and 57μA, with a 1500ms integration time). When using hydroxyapatite samples that spanned a broad range of mineralization levels, high correlations were found between μCT and bSEM for all BMDD parameters (R2≥0.92, p<0.010). When using cortical bone samples from rats and various species machined to mimic rat cortical bone geometry, significant correlations between μCT and bSEM were found for mean mineralization (R2=0.65, p<0.001), peak mineralization (R2=0.61, p<0.001) the lower 5% cutoff (R2=0.62, p<0.001) and the upper 5% cutoff (R2=0.33, p=0.021), but not for heterogeneity, measured by FWHM (R2=0.05, p=0.412) and CoV (R2=0.04, p=0.469). Thus, while mean mineralization and most parameters used to characterize the BMDD can be assessed with μCT in rat sized cortical bone samples, caution should be used when reporting the heterogeneity.
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- Maleeha Mashiatulla
- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Kim DG, Haghighi A, Kwon HJ, Coogan JS, Nicolella DP, Johnson TB, Kim HD, Kim N, Agnew AM. Sex dependent mechanical properties of the human mandibular condyle. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 71:184-191. [PMID: 28342326 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The mandibular condyle consists of articular cartilage and subchondral bone that play an important role in bearing loads at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) during static occlusion and dynamic mastication. The objective of the current study was to examine effects of sex and cartilage on 1) static and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) based dynamic energy storage and dissipation for the cartilage-subchondral bone construct of the human mandibular condyle, and 2) their correlations with the tissue mineral density and trabecular morphological parameters of subchondral bone. Cartilage-subchondral bone constructs were obtained from 16 individual human cadavers (9 males, 7 females, 79.00±13.10 years). After scanning with micro-computed tomography, the specimens were subjected to a non-destructive compressive static loading up to 7N and DMA using a cyclic loading profile (-5±2N at 2Hz). After removing the cartilage from the same specimen, the series of loading experiments were repeated. Static stiffness (K) and energy dissipation (W), and dynamic storage (K'), loss (K'') stiffness, and energy dissipation (tan δ) were assessed. Gray values, which are proportional to degree of bone mineralization, and trabecular morphological parameters of the subchondral bone were also measured. After removal of the cartilage, static energy dissipation significantly decreased (p<0.009) but dynamic energy dissipation was not influenced (p>0.064). Many subchondral bone properties were significantly correlated with the overall mechanical behavior of the cartilage-subchondral bone constructs for males (p<0.047) but not females (p>0.054). However, after removal of cartilage from the constructs, all of the significant correlations were no longer found (p>0.057). The current findings indicate that the subchondral bone is responsible for bearing static and dynamic loading in males but not in females. This result indicates that the female condyle may have a mechanically disadvantageous TMJ loading environment.
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- Do-Gyoon Kim
- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 4088 Postle Hall 305 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 4088 Postle Hall 305 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 4088 Postle Hall 305 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 4088 Postle Hall 305 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 4088 Postle Hall 305 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 4088 Postle Hall 305 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Injury Biomechanics Research Center, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Biodegradable Magnesium Screws Accelerate Fibrous Tissue Mineralization at the Tendon-Bone Insertion in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Model of Rabbit. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40369. [PMID: 28071744 PMCID: PMC5223185 DOI: 10.1038/srep40369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The incorporation of tendon graft into bone tunnel is one of the most challenging clinical issues in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. As a biodegradable metal, Mg has appropriate mechanical strength and osteoinductive effects, thus may be a promising alternative to commercialized products used for graft fixation. Therefore, it was hypothesized that Mg based interference screws would promote tendon graft-bone junction healing when compared to Ti screws. Herein, we compared the effects of Mg and Ti screws on tendon graft healing in rabbits with ACL reconstruction via histological, HR-pQCT and mechanical analysis. The histological results indicated that Mg screws significantly improved the graft healing quality via promoting mineralization at the tendon graft enthesis. Besides, Mg screws significantly promoted bone formation in the peri-screw region at the early healing stage. Importantly, Mg screws exhibited excellent corrosion resistance and the degradation of Mg screws did not induce bone tunnel widening. In tensile testing, there were no significant differences in the load to failure, stress, stiffness and absorption energy between Mg and Ti groups due to the failure mode at the midsubstance. Our findings demonstrate that Mg screws can promote tendon graft healing after ACL reconstruction, implying a potential alternative to Ti screws for clinical applications.
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Christiansen BA. Effect of micro-computed tomography voxel size and segmentation method on trabecular bone microstructure measures in mice. Bone Rep 2016; 5:136-40. [PMID: 27430011 PMCID: PMC4926804 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Micro-computed tomography (μCT) is currently the gold standard for determining trabecular bone microstructure in small animal models. Numerous parameters associated with scanning and evaluation of μCT scans can strongly affect morphologic results obtained from bone samples. However, the effect of these parameters on specific trabecular bone outcomes is not well understood. This study investigated the effect of μCT scanning with nominal voxel sizes between 6–30 μm on trabecular bone outcomes quantified in mouse vertebral body trabecular bone. Additionally, two methods for determining a global segmentation threshold were compared: based on qualitative assessment of 2D images, or based on quantitative assessment of image histograms. It was found that nominal voxel size had a strong effect on several commonly reported trabecular bone parameters, in particular connectivity density, trabecular thickness, and bone tissue mineral density. Additionally, the two segmentation methods provided similar trabecular bone outcomes for scans with small nominal voxel sizes, but considerably different outcomes for scans with larger voxel sizes. The Qualitatively Selected segmentation method more consistently estimated trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV) and trabecular thickness across different voxel sizes, but the Histogram segmentation method more consistently estimated trabecular number, trabecular separation, and structure model index. Altogether, these results suggest that high-resolution scans be used whenever possible to provide the most accurate estimation of trabecular bone microstructure, and that the limitations of accurately determining trabecular bone outcomes should be considered when selecting scan parameters and making conclusions about inter-group variance or between-group differences in studies of trabecular bone microstructure in small animals. This study investigated the effect of μCT scanning with voxel sizes between 6–30 μm on mouse trabecular bone measures. Two commonly used segmentation methods for determining a global segmentation threshold were compared. Voxel size strongly affected trabecular bone parameters including connectivity density and trabecular thickness. The segmentation methods yielded similar outcomes for scans with small voxel sizes, but not scans with large voxel sizes. Suggest that high-resolution scans should be used when possible to accurately estimate trabecular bone microstructure.
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Wen XX, Xu C, Zong CL, Feng YF, Ma XY, Wang FQ, Yan YB, Lei W. Relationship between sample volumes and modulus of human vertebral trabecular bone in micro-finite element analysis. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2016; 60:468-475. [PMID: 26999702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Micro-finite element (μFE) models have been widely used to assess the biomechanical properties of trabecular bone. How to choose a proper sample volume of trabecular bone, which could predict the real bone biomechanical properties and reduce the calculation time, was an interesting problem. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between different sample volumes and apparent elastic modulus (E) calculated from μFE model. 5 Human lumbar vertebral bodies (L1-L5) were scanned by micro-CT. Cubic concentric samples of different lengths were constructed as the experimental groups and the largest possible volumes of interest (VOI) were constructed as the control group. A direct voxel-to-element approach was used to generate μFE models and steel layers were added to the superior and inferior surface to mimic axial compression tests. A 1% axial strain was prescribed to the top surface of the model to obtain the E values. ANOVA tests were performed to compare the E values from the different VOIs against that of the control group. Nonlinear function curve fitting was performed to study the relationship between volumes and E values. The larger cubic VOI included more nodes and elements, and more CPU times were needed for calculations. E values showed a descending tendency as the length of cubic VOI decreased. When the volume of VOI was smaller than (7.34mm(3)), E values were significantly different from the control group. The fit function showed that E values approached an asymptotic values with increasing length of VOI. Our study demonstrated that apparent elastic modulus calculated from μFE models were affected by the sample volumes. There was a descending tendency of E values as the length of cubic VOI decreased. Sample volume which was not smaller than (7.34mm(3)) was efficient enough and timesaving for the calculation of E.
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- Xin-Xin Wen
- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi׳an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi׳an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi׳an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 463 Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi׳an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi׳an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi׳an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
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Kim JJ, Alapati S, Knoernschild KL, Jeong YH, Kim DG, Lee DJ. Micro-Computed Tomography of Tooth Volume Changes Following Post Removal. J Prosthodont 2016; 26:522-528. [DOI: 10.1111/jopr.12442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Jiyeon J. Kim
- Department of Restorative Dentistry; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Chicago IL
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- Department of Endodontics; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Chicago IL
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Chicago IL
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- Division of Orthodontics; The Ohio State University College of Dentistry; Columbus OH
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- Division of Orthodontics; The Ohio State University College of Dentistry; Columbus OH
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- Division of Restorative Sciences and Prosthodontics; The Ohio State University College of Dentistry; Columbus OH
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Comparative sacral morphology and the reconstructed tail lengths of five extinct primates: Proconsul heseloni, Epipliopithecus vindobonensis, Archaeolemur edwardsi, Megaladapis grandidieri, and Palaeopropithecus kelyus. J Hum Evol 2016; 90:135-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kim JE, Yi WJ, Heo MS, Lee SS, Choi SC, Huh KH. Three-dimensional evaluation of human jaw bone microarchitecture: correlation between the microarchitectural parameters of cone beam computed tomography and micro-computer tomography. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2015; 120:762-70. [PMID: 26548728 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the potential feasibility of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the assessment of trabecular bone microarchitecture. STUDY DESIGN Sixty-eight specimens from four pairs of human jaw were scanned using both micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) of 19.37-μm voxel size and CBCT of 100-μm voxel size. The correlation of 3-dimensional parameters between CBCT and micro-CT was evaluated. RESULTS All parameters, except bone-specific surface and trabecular thickness, showed linear correlations between the 2 imaging modalities (P < .05). Among the parameters, bone volume, percent bone volume, trabecular separation, and degree of anisotropy (DA) of CBCT images showed strong correlations with those of micro-CT images. DA showed the strongest correlation (r = 0.693). CONCLUSIONS Most microarchitectural parameters from CBCT were correlated with those from micro-CT. Some microarchitectural parameters, especially DA, could be used as strong predictors of bone quality in the human jaw.
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- Jo-Eun Kim
- Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Nam J, Perera P, Gordon R, Jeong YH, Blazek AD, Kim DG, Tee BC, Sun Z, Eubank TD, Zhao Y, Lablebecioglu B, Liu S, Litsky A, Weisleder NL, Lee BS, Butterfield T, Schneyer AL, Agarwal S. Follistatin-like 3 is a mediator of exercise-driven bone formation and strengthening. Bone 2015; 78:62-70. [PMID: 25937185 PMCID: PMC4466155 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Exercise is vital for maintaining bone strength and architecture. Follistatin-like 3 (FSTL3), a member of follistatin family, is a mechanosensitive protein upregulated in response to exercise and is involved in regulating musculoskeletal health. Here, we investigated the potential role of FSTL3 in exercise-driven bone remodeling. Exercise-dependent regulation of bone structure and functions was compared in mice with global Fstl3 gene deletion (Fstl3-/-) and their age-matched Fstl3+/+ littermates. Mice were exercised by low-intensity treadmill walking. The mechanical properties and mineralization were determined by μCT, three-point bending test and sequential incorporation of calcein and alizarin complexone. ELISA, Western-blot analysis and qRT-PCR were used to analyze the regulation of FSTL3 and associated molecules in the serum specimens and tissues. Daily exercise significantly increased circulating FSTL3 levels in mice, rats and humans. Compared to age-matched littermates, Fstl3-/- mice exhibited significantly lower fracture tolerance, having greater stiffness, but lower strain at fracture and yield energy. Furthermore, increased levels of circulating FSTL3 in young mice paralleled greater strain at fracture compared to the lower levels of FSTL3 in older mice. More significantly, Fstl3-/- mice exhibited loss of mechanosensitivity and irresponsiveness to exercise-dependent bone formation as compared to their Fstl3+/+ littermates. In addition, FSTL3 gene deletion resulted in loss of exercise-dependent sclerostin regulation in osteocytes and osteoblasts, as compared to Fstl3+/+ osteocytes and osteoblasts, in vivo and in vitro. The data identify FSTL3 as a critical mediator of exercise-dependent bone formation and strengthening and point to its potential role in bone health and in musculoskeletal diseases.
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- J Nam
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92507, USA.
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- Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Periodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN 55901, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Orthopedics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Orthopedics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Badilatti SD, Christen P, Levchuk A, Marangalou JH, van Rietbergen B, Parkinson I, Müller R. Large-scale microstructural simulation of load-adaptive bone remodeling in whole human vertebrae. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2015; 15:83-95. [PMID: 26255055 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-015-0715-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Identification of individuals at risk of bone fractures remains challenging despite recent advances in bone strength assessment. In particular, the future degradation of the microstructure and load adaptation has been disregarded. Bone remodeling simulations have so far been restricted to small-volume samples. Here, we present a large-scale framework for predicting microstructural adaptation in whole human vertebrae. The load-adaptive bone remodeling simulations include estimations of appropriate bone loading of three load cases as boundary conditions with microfinite element analysis. Homeostatic adaptation of whole human vertebrae over a simulated period of 10 years is achieved with changes in bone volume fraction (BV/TV) of less than 5%. Evaluation on subvolumes shows that simplifying boundary conditions reduces the ability of the system to maintain trabecular structures when keeping remodeling parameters unchanged. By rotating the loading direction, adaptation toward new loading conditions could be induced. This framework shows the possibility of using large-scale bone remodeling simulations toward a more accurate prediction of microstructural changes in whole human bones.
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- Sandro D Badilatti
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- SA Pathology and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kim DG, Jeong YH, Kosel E, Agnew AM, McComb DW, Bodnyk K, Hart RT, Kim MK, Han SY, Johnston WM. Regional variation of bone tissue properties at the human mandibular condyle. Bone 2015; 77:98-106. [PMID: 25913634 PMCID: PMC4447536 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) bears different types of static and dynamic loading during occlusion and mastication. As such, characteristics of mandibular condylar bone tissue play an important role in determining the mechanical stability of the TMJ under the macro-level loading. Thus, the objective of this study was to examine regional variation of the elastic, plastic, and viscoelastic mechanical properties of human mandibular condylar bone tissue using nanoindentation. Cortical and trabecular bone were dissected from mandibular condyles of human cadavers (9 males, 54-96 years). These specimens were scanned using microcomputed tomography to obtain bone tissue mineral distribution. Then, nanoindentation was conducted on the surface of the same specimens in hydration. Plastic hardness (H) at a peak load, viscoelastic creep (Creep/Pmax), viscosity (η), and tangent delta (tan δ) during a 30 second hold period, and elastic modulus (E) during unloading were obtained by a cycle of indentation at the same site of bone tissue. The tissue mineral and nanoindentation parameters were analyzed for the periosteal and endosteal cortex, and trabecular bone regions of the mandibular condyle. The more mineralized periosteal cortex had higher mean values of elastic modulus, plastic hardness, and viscosity but lower viscoelastic creep and tan δ than the less mineralized trabecular bone of the mandibular condyle. These characteristics of bone tissue suggest that the periosteal cortex tissue may have more effective properties to resist elastic, plastic, and viscoelastic deformation under static loading, and the trabecular bone tissue to absorb and dissipate time-dependent viscoelastic loading energy at the TMJ during static occlusion and dynamic mastication.
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- Do-Gyoon Kim
- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of General Practice and Materials Science, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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The contribution of Micro-CT to the evaluation of trabecular bone at the posterior part of the auricular surface in men. Int J Legal Med 2014; 132:1231-1239. [PMID: 25538015 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1139-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AIM Using multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT), Barrier et al. described the disappearance at the posterior auricular surface of a "central line" (CL) and "juxtalinear cells" (JLCs) belonging to a trabecular bundle, and a trabecular density gradient around the CL that decreased with age. The aim of our study was to use micro-CT to test these findings, referring to the concept of Ascadi and Nemeskeri. METHODOLOGY The coxal bones of fifteen males were used; age was known. CLs were identified on MSCT-sections using Barrier's method (64 detectors, 0.6 mm slice thickness, 0.1 mm overlap) with two different software programs (Synapse®, Amira®). Then, CLs were researched on microCT slices (pixel size: 36 μm). Three volumes of interest were defined (around, above, and below CL), and 3D morphometric parameters of the trabecular microarchitecture (particularly BV/TV and DA) were calculated. Two-tailed statistical analyses were performed attempting to correlate these parameters with age at death. RESULTS CLs and JLCs were observed on micro-CT slices, but with moderate agreement between both imaging techniques. Their presence was not correlated with the age of the subjects. Around the CL, BV/TV decreased significantly with age; DA was negatively correlated with BV/TV and had a tendency to increase with age. Between areas above and below the CL, there was a BV/TV gradient and both BV/TVs decreased in parallel with age. CONCLUSION Our findings regarding the contribution of micro-CT to the evaluation of trabecular bone could be a promising research approach for application in a larger study population.
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Kim DG. Can dental cone beam computed tomography assess bone mineral density? J Bone Metab 2014; 21:117-26. [PMID: 25006568 PMCID: PMC4075265 DOI: 10.11005/jbm.2014.21.2.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Mineral density distribution of bone tissue is altered by active bone modeling and remodeling due to bone complications including bone disease and implantation surgery. Clinical cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been examined whether it can assess oral bone mineral density (BMD) in patient. It has been indicated that CBCT has disadvantages of higher noise and lower contrast than conventional medical computed tomography (CT) systems. On the other hand, it has advantages of a relatively lower cost and radiation dose but higher spatial resolution. However, the reliability of CBCT based mineral density measurement has not yet been fully validated. Thus, the objectives of this review are to discuss 1) why assessment of BMD distribution is important and 2) whether the clinical CBCT can be used as a potential tool to measure the BMD. Brief descriptions of image artefacts associated with assessment of gray value, which has been used to account for mineral density, in CBCT images are provided. Techniques to correct local and conversion errors in obtaining the gray values in CBCT images are also introduced. This review can be used as a quick reference for users who may encounter these errors during analysis of CBCT images.
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- Do-Gyoon Kim
- Division of Orthodontics, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA
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Robson Brown K, Tarsuslugil S, Wijayathunga VN, Wilcox RK. Comparative finite-element analysis: a single computational modelling method can estimate the mechanical properties of porcine and human vertebrae. J R Soc Interface 2014; 11:20140186. [PMID: 24718451 PMCID: PMC4006260 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Significant advances in the functional analysis of musculoskeletal systems require the development of modelling techniques with improved focus, accuracy and validity. This need is particularly visible in the fields, such as palaeontology, where unobservable parameters may lie at the heart of the most interesting research questions, and where models and simulations may provide some of the most innovative solutions. Here, we report on the development of a computational modelling method to generate estimates of the mechanical properties of vertebral bone across two living species, using elderly human and juvenile porcine specimens as cases with very different levels of bone volume fraction and mineralization. This study is presented in two parts; part I presents the computational model development and validation, and part II the virtual loading regime and results. This work paves the way for the future estimation of mechanical properties in fossil mammalian bone.
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- K Robson Brown
- Imaging Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, , 43 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UU, UK
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Proposal of an algorithm for analysis of bone demineralization using synchrotron radiation X-ray μCT images. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lan S, Luo S, Huh BK, Chandra A, Altman AR, Qin L, Liu XS. 3D image registration is critical to ensure accurate detection of longitudinal changes in trabecular bone density, microstructure, and stiffness measurements in rat tibiae by in vivo microcomputed tomography (μCT). Bone 2013; 56:83-90. [PMID: 23727434 PMCID: PMC3715966 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the recent decade, in vivo μCT scanners have become available to monitor temporal changes in rodent bone in response to diseases and treatments. We investigated short-term and long-term precision of in vivo μCT measurements of trabecular bone density, microstructure and stiffness of rat tibiae and tested whether they can be improved by 3D image registration. Rats in the short-term precision group underwent baseline and follow-up scans within the same day (n = 15) and those in the long-term precision group were scanned at day 0 and day 14 (n = 16) at 10.5 μm voxel size. A 3D image-registration scheme was applied to register the trabecular bone compartments of baseline and follow-up scans. Prior to image registration, short-term precision ranged between 0.85% and 2.65% in bone volume fraction (BV/TV), trabecular number, thickness, and spacing (Tb.N*, Tb.Th*, Tb.Sp*), trabecular bone mineral density and tissue mineral density (Tb.BMD, and Tb.TMD), and was particularly high in structure model index (SMI), connectivity density (Conn.D), and stiffness (4.29%-8.83%). Image registration tended to improve the short-term precision, but the only statistically significant improvement was in Tb.N*, Tb.TMD, and stiffness. On the other hand, unregistered comparisons between day-0 and day-14 scans suggested significant increases in BV/TV, Tb.N*, Tb.Th*, Conn.D, and Tb.BMD and decrease in Tb.Sp* and SMI. However, the percent change in each parameter from registered comparisons was significantly different from unregistered comparisons. Registered results suggested a significant increase in BV/TV, Tb.BMD, and stiffness over 14 days, primarily caused by increased Tb.Th* and Tb.TMD. Due to the continuous growth of rodents, the direct comparisons between the unregistered baseline and follow-up scans were driven by changes due to global bone modeling instead of local remodeling. Our results suggested that 3D image registration is critical for detecting changes due to bone remodeling activities in rodent trabecular bone by in vivo μCT imaging.
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- Shenghui Lan
- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- To whom correspondence should be addressed X. Sherry Liu, McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 426C Stemmler Hall, 36th Street and Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, , Phone: 1-215-746-4668
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Djuric M, Milovanovic P, Djonic D, Hahn M, Marshall RP, Amling M. Issues in interstudy comparisons of bone microarchitecture. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2013; 37:2091-2. [PMID: 23963321 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-2069-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Marija Djuric
- Institute of Anatomy, Laboratory for Anthropology, University of Belgrade-School of Medicine, 4/2 Dr Subotica, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia,
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Wood R, Sun Z, Chaudhry J, Tee BC, Kim DG, Leblebicioglu B, England G. Factors affecting the accuracy of buccal alveolar bone height measurements from cone-beam computed tomography images. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2013; 143:353-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2012.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Leblebicioglu B, Salas M, Ort Y, Johnson A, Yildiz VO, Kim DG, Agarwal S, Tatakis DN. Determinants of alveolar ridge preservation differ by anatomic location. J Clin Periodontol 2013; 40:387-95. [PMID: 23432761 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To investigate and compare outcomes following alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) in posterior maxilla and mandible. METHODS Twenty-four patients (54 ± 3 years) with single posterior tooth extraction were included. ARP was performed with freeze-dried bone allograft and collagen membrane. Clinical parameters were recorded at extraction and re-entry. Harvested bone cores were analysed by microcomputed tomography (micro-CT), histomorphometry and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In both jaws, ARP prevented ridge height loss, but ridge width was significantly reduced by approximately 2.5 mm. Healing time, initial clinical attachment loss and amount of keratinized tissue at extraction site were identified as determinants of ridge height outcome. Buccal plate thickness and tooth root length were identified as determinants of ridge width outcome. In addition, initial ridge width was positively correlated with ridge width loss. Micro-CT revealed greater mineralization per unit volume in new bone compared with existing bone in mandible (p < 0.001). Distributions of residual graft, new cellular bone and immature tissue were similar in both jaws. CONCLUSION Within the limitations of this study, the results indicate that in different anatomic locations different factors may determine ARP outcomes. Further studies are needed to better understand determinants of ARP outcomes.
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- Binnaz Leblebicioglu
- Division of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, OH 43210, USA.
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Finite element dependence of stress evaluation for human trabecular bone. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2013; 18:200-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kim DG, Navalgund AR, Tee BC, Noble GJ, Hart RT, Lee HR. Increased variability of bone tissue mineral density resulting from estrogen deficiency influences creep behavior in a rat vertebral body. Bone 2012; 51:868-75. [PMID: 22944606 PMCID: PMC3455132 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.08.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Progressive vertebral deformation increases the fracture risk of a vertebral body in the postmenopausal patient. Many studies have observed that bone can demonstrate creep behavior, defined as continued time-dependent deformation even when mechanical loading is held constant. Creep is a characteristic of viscoelastic behavior, which is common in biological materials. We hypothesized that estrogen deficiency-dependent alteration of the mineral distribution of bone at the tissue level could influence the progressive postmenopausal vertebral deformity that is observed as the creep response at the organ level. The objective of this study was thus to examine whether the creep behavior of vertebral bone is changed by estrogen deficiency, and to determine which bone property parameters are responsible for the creep response of vertebral bone at physiological loading levels using an ovariectomized (OVX) rat model. Correlations of creep parameters with bone mineral density (BMD), tissue mineral density (TMD) and architectural parameters of both OVX and sham surgery vertebral bone were tested. As the vertebral creep was not fully recovered during the post-creep unloading period, there was substantial residual displacement for both the sham and OVX groups. A strong positive correlation between loading creep and residual displacement was found (r=0.868, p<0.001). Of the various parameters studied, TMD variability was the parameter that best predicted the creep behavior of the OVX group (p<0.038). The current results indicated that creep caused progressive, permanent reduction in vertebral height for both the sham and OVX groups. In addition, estrogen deficiency-induced active bone remodeling increased variability of trabecular TMD in the OVX group. Taken together, these results suggest that increased variability of trabecular TMD resulting from high bone turnover influences creep behavior of the OVX vertebrae.
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- Do-Gyoon Kim
- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Taylor TT, Gans SI, Jones EM, Firestone AR, Johnston WM, Kim DG. Comparison of micro-CT and cone beam CT-based assessments for relative difference of grey level distribution in a human mandible. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2012; 42:25117764. [PMID: 22996393 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/25117764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of CT to assess the relative difference of degree of bone mineralization (grey level) parameters in a human mandible. METHODS Ten mandibular sections from cadavers (81.5 ± 12.1 years) were scanned using micro-CT with 27.2 μm voxel size and cone beam CT (CBCT) with 200 μm, 300 μm, and 400 μm voxel sizes. In addition, 15 clinical CBCT images from young patients (mean age 18.9 ± 3.3 years) were identified. After segmentation of bone voxels, alveolar bone and basal cortical bone regions were digitally isolated. A histogram of grey level, which is equivalent to degree of bone mineralization, was obtained from each region of the CT images. Mean, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation (COV), fifth percentile low (Low(5)) and high (High(5)) of alveolar bone and basal cortical bone regions were obtained. Percentage differences of grey level parameters between alveolar and basal cortical bones were computed. RESULTS The alveolar bone region had significantly lower Mean, Low(5) and High(5) values but significantly higher SD and COV than the basal cortical bone region for all CT images (p < 0.05). All parameters were significantly lower for the old cadaver group than for the young patient group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS CBCT and micro-CT provide comparable results in the assessment of relative difference in grey level distribution between alveolar and basal cortical bone regions in the human mandible. The percentage difference relative to an internal reference (basal cortical bone) can be a reliable method when assessing the degree of bone mineralization using CBCT images for both cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons.
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- T T Taylor
- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ohio State University. Columbus, OH 43210-1267, USA
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Unique suites of trabecular bone features characterize locomotor behavior in human and non-human anthropoid primates. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41037. [PMID: 22815902 PMCID: PMC3399801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Understanding the mechanically-mediated response of trabecular bone to locomotion-specific loading patterns would be of great benefit to comparative mammalian evolutionary morphology. Unfortunately, assessments of the correspondence between individual trabecular bone features and inferred behavior patterns have failed to reveal a strong locomotion-specific signal. This study assesses the relationship between inferred locomotor activity and a suite of trabecular bone structural features that characterize bone architecture. High-resolution computed tomography images were collected from the humeral and femoral heads of 115 individuals from eight anthropoid primate genera (Alouatta, Homo, Macaca, Pan, Papio, Pongo, Trachypithecus, Symphalangus). Discriminant function analyses reveal that subarticular trabecular bone in the femoral and humeral heads is significantly different among most locomotor groups. The results indicate that when a suite of femoral head trabecular features is considered, trabecular number and connectivity density, together with fabric anisotropy and the relative proportion of rods and plates, differentiate locomotor groups reasonably well. A similar, yet weaker, relationship is also evident in the trabecular architecture of the humeral head. The application of this multivariate approach to analyses of trabecular bone morphology in recent and fossil primates may enhance our ability to reconstruct locomotor behavior in the fossil record.
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Topoliński T, Cichański A, Mazurkiewicz A, Nowicki K. The relationship between trabecular bone structure modeling methods and the elastic modulus as calculated by FEM. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:827196. [PMID: 22629210 PMCID: PMC3354692 DOI: 10.1100/2012/827196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Trabecular bone cores were collected from the femoral head at the time of surgery (hip arthroplasty). Investigated were 42 specimens, from patients with osteoporosis and coxarthrosis. The cores were scanned used computer microtomography (microCT) system at an isotropic spatial resolution of 36 microns. Image stacks were converted to finite element models via a bone voxel-to-element algorithm. The apparent modulus was calculated based on the assumptions that for the elastic properties, E = 10 MPa and ν = 0.3. The compressive deformation as calculated by finite elements (FE) analysis was 0.8%. The models were coarsened to effectively change the resolution or voxel size (from 72 microns to 288 microns or from 72 microns to 1080 microns). The aim of our study is to determine how an increase in the distance between scans changes the elastic properties as calculated by FE models. We tried to find a border value voxel size at which the module values were possible to calculate. As the voxel size increased, the mean voxel volume increased and the FEA-derived apparent modulus decreased. The slope of voxel size versus modulus relationship correlated with several architectural indices of trabecular bone.
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- Tomasz Topoliński
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology and Life Sciences, Kaliskiego 7 Street, 85-789 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Failure modelling of trabecular bone using a non-linear combined damage and fracture voxel finite element approach. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2012; 12:225-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0394-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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