Primary Stability of Self-Drilling and Self-Tapping Mini-Implant in Tibia of Diabetes-Induced Rabbits

• Main Authors: Jea-Beom Park (Author), Eun-Young Kim (Author), Janghyun Paek (Author), Yoon-Ah Kook (Author), Do-Min Jeong (Author), Il-Sik Cho (Author), Gerald Nelson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. This study aimed to evaluate effects of type 1 diabetes mellitus and mini-implant placement method on the primary stability of mini-implants by comparing mechanical stability and microstructural/histological differences. Methods. After 4 weeks of diabetic induction, 48 mini-implants (24 s...