期刊
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL BIOMATERIALS
卷 14, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jfb14050239
关键词
mini-implants; splinting; bone tissue; tipping; bone histomorphometry
This study investigated the stability of orthodontic mini-implants under immediate orthodontic functional load, with or without splinting, and examined the histomorphometric parameters of the adjacent bone tissue in an in vivo experimental model. Mini-implants were placed in rabbits' proximal tibia and loaded with a 150g force. The study found that splinting reduced the tipping of mini-implants to levels similar to unloaded implants, and immediate loading increased bone formation at the peri-implant region. This study highlights the importance of splinting in minimizing displacement while promoting bone formation in orthodontic treatment with mini-implants.
This study aimed to address the stability of orthodontic mini-implants submitted to an immediate orthodontic functional load, in splinted or unsplinted conditions, further characterizing the histomorphometric parameters of the neighboring bone tissue, in an in vivo experimental model. Mini-implants (1.4 x 6.0 mm) were placed in the proximal tibia of New Zealand White rabbits and immediately loaded with a 150 g force. Tissue healing was characterized within 8 weeks. Microtomography was used to assess the mini-implants' tipping and bone histomorphometric indexes. Loaded implants were evaluated in splinted and unsplinted conditions, with data being compared to that of unloaded mini-implants with the Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test, followed by Dunn's multiple comparison tests. The splinting of mini-implants submitted to immediate orthodontic loading significantly reduced the tipping to levels similar to those of unloaded mini-implants. Immediate loading further increased the histomorphometric indexes associated with bone formation at the peri-implant region, in both splinted and unsplinted conditions, with no significant differences between the tension and compression regions. Accordingly, within this experimental setting, splinting was found to lessen tipping and mini-implants' displacement, without affecting the increased bone formation at the peri-implant region, induced by a functional orthodontic load.
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