title: [Mineral substances in the bone tissue and blood of patients with osteoporosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Osteoporosis is a very common disorder of skeleton, which can be caused by various metabolic disturbances, malnutrition, immobilization, endocrine disorders, bone marrow diseases, connective tissue disorders, and, in some cases, by inappropriate therapy. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the relationships between the mineral content in the alveolar bone and serum osteoporosis in chosen patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included an experimental and a control group of patients who were submitted to internal and prosthodontic therapy. The plan of therapy was to extract anticipated parodonthopathic teeth, taking samples of the alveolar bone and its analysis by spectrometry. At the same time the biochemical analyses of the blood were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Before the therapy, due to negative remodeling, values of mineral content in decalcified bone tissue and serum were significantly lower than in the control group. After the therapy, the quality of the bone tissue was improved, with increased contents of mineral substances.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Disorders of mineral metabolism are very important for osteoporosis. This disorder may involve entire skeleton, especially stomatoghnatic complex. Therefore osteoporosis is one of very important illnesses in dentistry, especially in prosthodontics, because of the supporting nature of bone tissue for all types of dental prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Medicinski fakultet Nis Klinika za stomatologiju, Odeljenje za stomatolosku protetiku.
authors.forename: Zorica
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ajduković
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dimić
authors.forename: Sasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stanković
authors.forename: Nebojsa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krunić
authors.forename: Ljiljana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aleksov
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ignjatović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000737:chemistry; D015519:Bone Density; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium