The present invention provides for a method for the treatment of alveolar bone loss due to periodontal disease in a subject in need of such treatment comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an &agr;v&bgr;3 integrin receptor antagonist in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a COX-2 inhibitor. Further, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the methods of the present invention, as well as a method of manufacture of a medicament useful for treating the alveolar bone loss due to periodontal disease.
本发明提供了一种治疗需要这种治疗的受试者因牙周病引起的牙槽骨缺损的方法,该方法包括施用治疗有效量的&agr;v&bgr;3整合素受体拮抗剂与治疗有效量的COX-2
抑制剂。此外,本发明还提供了在本发明方法中有用的药物组合物,以及一种用于治疗牙周病引起的牙槽骨丧失的药物的制造方法。