Mechanically induced M2 macrophages are involved in bone remodeling of the midpalatal suture during palatal expansion

• Main Authors: Lan Li (Author), Mingrui Zhai (Author), Chen Cheng (Author), Shuyue Cui (Author), Jixiao Wang (Author), Zijie Zhang (Author), Jiani Liu (Author), Fulan Wei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Palatal expansion is a common way of treating maxillary transverse deficiency. Under mechanical force, the midpalatal suture is expanded, causing local immune responses. This study aimed to determine whether macrophages participate in bone remodeling of the midpalatal suture duri...