Figure 4From: Simvastatin prevents alveolar bone loss in an experimental rat model of periodontitis after ovariectomy Analysis of the number of osteoclasts in a 1 × 1 square millimeter. (A) 400 ± magnified images of alveolar bone after TRAP staining and the multinuclear osteoclasts are stained red (blue arrows). (B) Analysis of the number of osteoclasts in a 1 mm2 area. Values are expressed as the mean ± the standard deviation (N = 36; ** indicates p < 0.01).Back to article page