THE STATE OF THE OPTICAL DENSITY OF THE ALVEOLAR PROCESS OF THE JAWS OF RATS IN SUPRAOCCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF INDIVIDUAL TEETH IN THE AGE ASPECT

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to conduct a comparative assessment of the optical density of bone tissue of the alveolar process of the jaws of rats in supraocclusive relationships of individual teeth in the age aspect. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: The study was performed on 60 white laboratory rats. Rats were divided into control (30 individuals) and experimental (30 individuals) groups. According to the age of rats each group was divided into 3 subgroups (10 animals): young, mature and senile. In the experimental group, the state of supraocclusion was modeled by increasing the height of the lower right second molars placing a seal 1 mm high. Experimental animals were removed from the experiment on the 15th day through decapitation. The lower jaws were skeletonized, jaw blocks were sawn in the molar area. Bone mineral density was determined using optical densitometry. The statistical processing def i ned the average (M) and its error (m). The statistical signif i cance of the dif f erence in two independent groups was performed according to nonparametric criteria (Mann-Whitney U-test and W-Wilcoxon test). Statistical processing was conducted with the help of integrated package of statistical program AtteStat 12.0.5 for MS Excel. Dif f erences at p≤ 0.05 were considered statistically signif i cant. RESULTS Results: Statistical discrepancy is present in rats of mature and senile age, as well as between the indicators of all rats of the control and experimental groups (≤0.05). No signif i cant dif f erence was observed in young rats, but the indicators of the experimental group were 3.82% worse than in the control group. In senile rats, the density of the alveolar process decreased by 26.6%, in adult rats by 17.5%. CONCLUSION Conclusions: The presence of supraocclusive relationships of individual teeth causes a decrease in bone density of the alveolar process of the jaws in rats. The greatest loss of density among age groups in elderly rats.