Abbreviations used in this paper

ALP	total alkaline phosphatase
A/P	anterior posterior
BMC	bone marrow cell
BMD	bone mineral density
BS	bone surface
BV	bone volume
Ca	calcium
CFC	hematopoietic colony-forming cell
CFU	colony-forming unit
CFU-F	colony-forming unit-fibroblast
CFU-G	colony-forming unit-granulocyte
CFU-GEMM	colony-forming unit-granulocyte/erythrocyte/macrophage/megakaryocyte
CFU-GM	colony-forming unit-macrophage
CFU-M	colony-forming unit-monocyte/macrophage
CFU-OB	colony-forming unit-osteoblast
DF	dental fluorosis
E	elastic modulus
EIA	enzyme immunoassay
F	fluoride
Fu	ultimateload
iPTH	intactparathyroidhormone
Mg	magnesium
M/L	mediallateral
NaF	sodiumfluoride
OC	osteoclastpotential
PO4	phosphate
QF	quantitativefluorescence
S	bendingstiffness
sRANKL	soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-κ B ligand
TRAP	tartrate-resistantacidphosphatase
TV	tissuevolume
Uf	energy to failure
US	ultimatestress