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Influence of steroid drugs on orthodontically induced root resorption
Author(s) -
Verna C,
Hartig LE,
Kalia S,
Melsen B
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
orthodontics and craniofacial research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1601-6343
pISSN - 1601-6335
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2006.00342.x
Subject(s) - medicine , root resorption , coronal plane , resorption , dentistry , corticosteroid , molar , orthodontics , anatomy
Structured Abstract Authors – Verna C, Hartig LE, Kalia S, Melsen B Objectives – To investigate the effect of acute and chronic corticosteroid treatment on orthodontically induced root resorption. Design – ‘Split mouth’ design performing orthodontic tooth movement in 64, 6‐month‐old male rats divided into three groups: acute (n = 22), chronic (n = 23) and control group (n = 19). Acute and chronic group received corticosteroid treatment (8 mg/kg/day) for 3 and 7 weeks, respectively, while no pharmacological treatment was performed in the control group. Performed at the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. Experimental variable – The upper left first molar was moved mesially for 21 days in all three groups with 25 g of force. Undecalcified histological sections were cut at the coronal and apical level. Outcome measure – The number of intersections hitting resorption lacunae (ES), defined as a scalloped surface with or without cementoclasts, over the total number of intersections hitting the root surface (RS) were recorded and expressed as percentage. Results – The acute group showed significantly more root resorption at the mesio‐coronal level compared with the control and the chronic group. Conclusion – This could be ascribed to the lack of balance between blastic activities (inhibited by the drug) and the clastic activities (enhanced or unchanged by drug administration) occurring in the initial phase of drug administration. As a consequence, a careful monitoring of patients undergoing acute corticosteroid treatment is suggested.