Background: Tooth enamel mineralization is assumed to be a target of endogenous estrogen imbalances. Objective: To evaluate the effect of estrogen deficiency during amelogenesis on the mineral composition of dental enamel. Methods: Ten female Wistar Hannover rats were randomly divided into two groups according to the intervention received: ovariectomy surgery (OVX, experimental) and fictitious surgery (SHAM, co...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:25:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); University of Pittsburgh; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Bruxism is a masticatory muscle activity characterized by grinding of the teeth and clenching of the jaw that causes tooth wear and breakage, temp...