Remote Corticotomy Accelerates Orthodontic Tooth Movement in a Rat Model

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Corticotomy increased the osteoclast number in the periodontal tissue on the compression side of the orthodontic teeth. (a) The TRAP staining in the periodontal tissue around the mesial surface of the distal buccal root of orthodontic teeth. Red solid arrows: osteoclasts with TRAP staining. (b) The number of osteoclasts in the periodontal tissue around the mesial surface of the distal buccal root of orthodontic teeth per observation field. N = 6. Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis. : P < 0.05 when compared with the Control group. : P < 0.005 when compared with the Control group. #: P < 0.05 when compared with the OTM group.

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