highly significantP = 0.0001
Twenty-four week-infected mice developed highly significant bone resorption relative to control mice in the maxilla palatal (0.65 v. 0.43 mm 2 ) ( P = 0.0001) and mandible lingual sides (0.80 v. 0.66 mm 2 ) ( P = 0.003) (Fig 1C and 1D ) of the jaw.