Open AccessA preliminary study of the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound exposure on the stability of orthodontic miniscrews in growing rats
Author(s) -
Kyoko Miura,
Mitsuru Motoyoshi,
Mizuki Inaba,
Hiroaki Iwai,
Yoko Karasawa,
Noriyoshi Shimizu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjt066
Subject(s) - low intensity pulsed ultrasound , medicine , intensity (physics) , ultrasound , dentistry , orthodontics , radiology , therapeutic ultrasound , optics , physics
Orthodontic miniscrews placed in growing subjects often loosen during orthodontic treatment. The ability to place miniscrews, regardless of age, would be clinically beneficial.
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