Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound reduces periodontal atrophy in occlusal hypofunctional teeth.

CONCLUSION: LIPUS exposure reduced the atrophic changes of alveolar bone by inducing the upregulation of periostin and CTGF expression to promote PDL healing after induction of occlusal hypofunction.
PMID: 28463085 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - May 2, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kasahara Y, Usumi-Fujita R, Hosomichi J, Kaneko S, Ishida Y, Shibutani N, Shimizu Y, Okito A, Oishi S, Kuma Y, Yamaguchi H, Ono T Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research