| abstract |
The present invention describes a method of maintaining teeth and buccal bones, comprising administering to a human in need an effective amount of a compound having formula (I), wherein R1 and R3 are independently hydrogen, -CH3, (a) or (b), wherein Ar is optionally substituted phenyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidine, hexamethyleneimino, and piperidino; u a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. |