title: Effects of a calcium and vitamin D supplement on alveolar ridge resorption in immediate denture patients.
abstract: The effect of a calcium and vitamin D dietary supplement on postextraction alveolar bone resorption is reported. Mean alveolar bone loss for patients receiving the supplement was 36% less than that for patients receiving a placebo medication in a 1-year double-blind study of 46 immediate denture patients. Relationships between alveolar bone resorption, osteoporosis, and adequacy of dietary calcium-phosphorus ratios were discussed, and clinical implications of recent research findings were presented.
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002508:Cephalometry; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D004032:Diet; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D010919:Placebos; D011859:Radiography; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D010919:Placebos; D014807:Vitamin D; D010758:Phosphorus