Effect of dietary ascorbic Acid on osteogenesis of expanding midpalatal suture in rats.

• Main Authors: Nasrin Farhadian (Author), Amirfarhang Miresmaeili (Author), Ramin Azar (Author), Massoumeh Zargaran (Author), Abbas Moghimbeigi (Author), Sanaz Soheilifar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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After maxillary expansion, a long period of retention is necessary to prevent early relapse. Therefore, it is beneficial to accelerate bone formation in the expanding midpalatal suture to reduce relapse. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin C on osteogenesis of rat midpa...