Title : Association of simvastatin and hyperlipidemia with periodontal status and bone metabolism markers.

Pub. Date : 2014 Oct

PMID : 24555750






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1 Serum OPG concentrations were significantly higher in the simvastatin-treated patients with hyperlipidemia than in the diet-treated patients with hyperlipidemia (P = 0.05). Simvastatin TNF receptor superfamily member 11b Homo sapiens
2 CONCLUSIONS: Within the limits of this study, the findings suggest that the intake of simvastatin is associated with increasing serum OPG concentrations, and this could have a protective effect against bone breakdown and periodontal attachment loss. Simvastatin TNF receptor superfamily member 11b Homo sapiens