Denervation and β2-adrenoceptor-agonist administration on craniofacial bone density

Objective: β2-agonist medications are thought to have adverse effects on bone density. Surgical denervation and intramuscular β2-agonist injections appear to have opposing effects on skeletal muscles. The present study has been designed to assess the effects of denervation of the masseter, intramusc...

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Main Authors: Fitzpatrick Brendan, Woods Michael, Lynch Gordon, Manton David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-05-01
Series:Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2014-0004