2.1. Bone Metabolism
Bone metabolism consists of a complex series of finely regulated steps and events, which involve primarily the activity of bone forming osteoblasts and bone destroying osteoclasts (Bone metabolism processes are generally effectively equal throughout the axial and the appendicular skeletons, although certain specific differences exist that depend upon local epigenetic regulatory and modulatory events (e.g., forces and stress upon the teeth during mastication and the consequential forces upon the alveolar bone