DIAGNOSTIC-TOOLS AND BIOLOGIC MARKERS - ANIMAL-MODELS IN THE STUDY OFOSTEOPOROSIS AND ORAL BONE LOSS

Recent data have suggested that there may be a relationship between os teoporosis and oral bone loss. Both diseases am major public health pr oblems of enormous magnitude, but their relationship is poorly unde Th is is due to their complex pathogenesis and the fact that coexisting p eriodontal disease, loss of the dentition, site-specific variability i n anatomy and bone density, as well as aging and many other factors co mplicate the development and progression of bone loss relative to each . The focus of this article is to review the characteristics of animal s that am suited for studies of the relationship of osteoporosis and o ral bone loss to better understand their relationship.