Effects of intrusive forces upon the microvasculature of the dental pulp.
This in vivo study has demonstrated in rats that the nutritional blood flow of the pulp may be compromised after application of an intrusive orthodontic force. The results of this study and the findings of other investigators suggest that an in depth study analyzing the relationship between pulpal viability and orthodontic tooth movement may be indicated.
D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005260:Female; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D051381:Rats; D012039:Regional Blood Flow