Effect of unilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy on mandibular bone in rats.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of local sympathectomy on mandibular bone during tooth eruption in rats.
METHODS: The effect of a unilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy (Gx) on morphometry of ipsi- and contralateral mandible and volumetric bone density (as assessed by peripheral computed tomography) was exam.....