A novel experimental model for studying transverse orthodontic tooth movement in the rat mandible.

Conclusions: This surgical animal model demonstrates that a rat mandible can be surgically manipulated to mimic the one-piece human mandible. This novel model may prove useful in studying mandibular bone remodeling and orthodontic mandibular tooth movement. PMID: 23534351 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23534351?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - March 27, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Alsagheer A, Kline LW, Doschak MR, Major PW Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research