Lithium chloride reduces orthodontically induced root resorption and affects tooth root movement in rats.

CONCLUSIONS: In rats, LiCl reduced OIRR, which induced mesial movement of the tooth root apex. OIRR positively correlated to cortical bone morphometry.
PMID: 29607672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - April 2, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ino-Kondo A, Hotokezaka H, Kondo T, Arizono K, Hashimoto M, Hotokezaka Y, Kurohama T, Morita Y, Yoshida N Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research