Effect of tramadol at different doses on orthodontic tooth movement and bone resorption in rats

• Main Authors: Hossein Aghili (Author), Mahdjoube Goldani Moghadam (Author), Soghra Yassaei (Author), Amir Reza Fattahi Meybodi (Author), Seyed Mohamad Ali Tabatabaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tramadol is an opioid agonist that has the potential of being abused. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of different doses of tramadol on orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) and bone resorption in rats. Materials and Methods: Forty-two male rats were assigned randomly to two e...