Age‐dependent changes of the mandible bone throughout the lifespan in female F344/N rat

Age‐dependent changes of the mandible bone in female F344/N rats, aged 22–1196 days, were analyzed using physiological bone properties and morphology. Bone weight, bone area, bone mineral components, and bone mineral density were assessed using dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry. The bone weight, bone...

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Published in:Journal of anatomy 2018-10, Vol.233 (4), p.440-446
Main Authors: Nishijima, Kazutoshi, Ohno, Tamio, Saito, Ryoichi, Sumi, Yasunori, Aoyama, Hiroaki, Tanaka, Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
aging change
Bone density
bone mineral
Bone mineral density
F344/N rat
Life span
Mandible
mandible bone
morphometry
Original
Principal components analysis
Teeth
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Summary:Age‐dependent changes of the mandible bone in female F344/N rats, aged 22–1196 days, were analyzed using physiological bone properties and morphology. Bone weight, bone area, bone mineral components, and bone mineral density were assessed using dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry. The bone weight, bone area, bone mineral components, and bone mineral density increased rapidly until approximately 150 days of age, increased gradually thereafter, and then stabilized or decreased after 910 days of age. The ratio of bone mineral components to bone weight (bone mineral ratio) increased rapidly until approximately 43 days of age and stabilized thereafter. Size of the mandible, which was measured at 13 points on mandible surface, increased with age, and the rate of change showed a similar pattern to the other parameters. From a principal component analysis on morphometric measurements, principal component 1 (size factor) increased proportionally with age, whereas principal component 2 (shape factor) decreased until approximately 88 days of age and then increased after 365 days of age. As a result, the scatter plots for principal component 1 and principal component 2 were V‐shaped, which indicates that the mandible developed in size, with deformation at younger ages, and recovered its original shape later in life. Our results revealed the occurrence of inflection points at approximately 43, 88, 150, 365, and 910 days of age. Some of these ages corresponded to transition points revealed by the age‐dependent changes of the occlusal mandibular condyle and tooth wear in the same rat.
ISSN:0021-8782
1469-7580
DOI:10.1111/joa.12868