Influence of differences in the hardness and calcium content of diets on the growth of craniofacial bone in rats.

Conclusions: We demonstrated that a low-calcium diet and a soft diet resulted in a deterioration of bone structures in both the maxilla and in the mandible; however, the mechanisms underlying these effects differed between diets.
PMID: 25630054 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - January 28, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Goto S, Fujita Y, Hotta M, Sugiyama A, Maki K Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research