Table 2.

Mandibular horizontal and vertical growth and number of osteoclasts in the pamidronate and control groups.

Mandibular Growth (mm)	Horizontal	Vertical
14th day pamidronate group (n=10)	10.50±1.43	4.75±1.03
14th day control group (n=10)	12.30±1.70	5.30±0.82
P value	0.020	0.205
30th day pamidronate group (n=10)	10.00±0.47	4.50±0.71
30th day control group (n=10)	15.00±1.05	7.30±0.67
P value	0.001	0.001
Osteoclast number (n)/tissue surface (mm2)	n/mm2
14th day pamidronate group (n=10)	6.06±1.47
14th day control group (n=10)	10.26±2.20
P value	0.001