A Novel Rat Model of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Using Temporary Skeletal Anchorage Devices: 3D Finite Element Analysis and In Vivo Validation
Figure 7
Sagittal (a) and cross-sectional (e) backscattered images and electron microprobe mapping of calcium ((b) and (f)); phosphorus ((c) and (g)); strontium ((d) and (h)) composition of the alveolar bone surrounding the micro-TSAD. No evidence of recognizable difference in the calcium or phosphorus levels of bone immediately around the micro-TSAD and the surrounding preexisting bone (). ((d) and (h)) show no strontium deposition in the alveolar bone immediately surrounding the micro-TSAD. Lack of strontium deposition confirms no active bone remodeling and excellent micro-TSAD stability. TSAD cavity. Scale bars = 1 mm in ((a)–(h)).
