Nicotine effects on alveolar bone changes induced by occlusal trauma: a histometric study in rats.
BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to verify nicotine effects on alveolar bone changes induced by occlusal trauma during a periodontitis experimental model in rats.


METHODS
Thirty adult male rats were used. The animals were randomly assigned to one of three groups receiving daily intraperitoneal injections: A, nicotine solution (0.44 mg/ml) and occlusal overload; B, saline solution and occlusal overload; or C, saline solution. Rats from groups A and B underwent bilateral amputation of the second and third molar cusps to simulate an occlusal overload. The first molars were then randomly assigned to receive a cotton ligature in the sulcular area, while the contralateral tooth was left unligated. The animals were sacrificed 30 days later. The resected mandibles were processed, and histomorphometric measurements were performed in the alveolar bone adjacent to the furcation area of the first molars.


RESULTS
Nicotine enhanced the bone loss induced by occlusal trauma (P<0.001) on the ligated teeth of group A (12.27 +/- 4.4 mm2), when compared to groups B (8.43 +/- 3.51 mm2) and C (4.43 +/- 2.17 mm2). Alveolar bone loss (P<0.01) was also observed in the contralateral teeth of groups A (nicotine + trauma) and B (saline + trauma), when compared to group C (saline only).


CONCLUSIONS
Within the limits of the study, it is concluded that nicotine may influence the alveolar bone changes induced by occlusal trauma by enhancing bone loss.
Nogueira-Filho
Getúlio R
GR
Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Bahia Science Foundation (FDC), Bahia, Brazil. get_nogueira@uol.com.br
Fróes Neto
Edgard B
EB
Casati
Marcio Zaffalon
MZ
Reis
Silvia R A
SR
Tunes
Roberto S
RS
Tunes
Urbino R
UR
Sallum
Enilson Antonio
EA
Nociti
Francisco H
FH
Sallum
Antonio W
AW
D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D009538:Nicotine