Histological evaluation of experimentally induced subluxation in rat molars and its implications on the management of orthodontic treatment
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2010-02-01
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Pozzobon Pereira, Alex Luiz [UNESP]
Mendonça, Marcos Rogério de [UNESP]
Sonoda, Celso Koogi [UNESP]
Cuoghi, Osmar Aparecido [UNESP]
Poi, Wilson Roberto [UNESP]
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the histological alterations occurred in the periradicular region of rat molars after intentional subluxation using an experimental method to induce dentoalveolar trauma. Eighteen adult male Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus albinus) were selected for the study. The dentoalveolar trauma was experimentally induced by the application of an occlusogingival force on the occlusal surface of the maxillary right first molar using a tensiometer secured on a fully articulated support with adjustable steel shafts. The animals were assigned to six groups (n = 3), according to the intensity of the force applied to induce trauma: Group I (GI, control) - no force application; Groups II-VI (GII-GVI) - the animals were subjected to 600, 700, 800, 900 and 1000 cN force, respectively. After experimental induction of trauma, the animals were sacrificed by anesthetic overdose and the right maxillas were removed and processed for histological analysis under light microscopy. In the animals of GII, GIII and GIV, the histological alterations were similar to those described for GI. GVI (1000 cN) presented the most severe alterations, with the occurrence of buccal bone plate fracture, alveolar fracture and root fracture, which are not present in mild traumatic injuries like subluxation. The 900 cN force (GV) was capable to produce clinical and histological alterations in the gingival and periodontal tissues compatible with those observed in subluxation.
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Dental Traumatology. Malden: Wiley-blackwell Publishing, Inc, v. 26, n. 1, p. 37-42, 2010.