Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Response of the expanded inter-premaxillary suture to intermittent compression. Early bone changes

  • Uysal Tancan,
  • Olmez Huseyin,
  • Amasyali Mihri,
  • Karslioglu Yildirim,
  • Yoldas Atilla,
  • Gunhan Omer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2010-0009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1
pp. 49 – 55

Abstract

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To determine the response of the expanded premaxillary suture in the rat to an externally applied force. Specifically, to investigate early bone changes in the expanded suture to intermittent loading and unloading.