Distraction-like phenomena in maxillary bone due to application of orthodontic forces in ovariectomized rats

• Main Authors: Apostolos I Tsolakis (Author), Lubna Khaldi (Author), Ilias Bitsanis (Author), Margarita Makou (Author), Ismene A Dontas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Orthodontic forces may not only influence the dentoalveolar system, but also the adjacent and surrounding cortical bone. Aim: Since there is very limited information on this issue, we aimed to study the possible changes in maxillary cortical bone following the application of heavy orthod...