Fig. 1
From: Role of NOD2 and hepcidin in inflammatory periapical periodontitis
Alveolar bone resorption in control group and periapical periodontitis (PP) group. a Representative 2D images from coronal, horizontal, sagittal directions and 3D reconstruction of micro-CT of the mandible. b and c Quantitative analyses of the residual mandibular alveolar bone. Microstructural parameters of the trabecular bone in the mandible, including d trabecular thickness (Tb. Th), e number of trabecular bone (Tb. N), f trabecular bone clearance (Tb. Sp). *represents P < 0.05, **represents P < 0.01, ***represents P < 0.001. The data are the average ± SD