<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec><h3>Background</h3><p>Orthodontically-induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) is an unwelcome side effect of orthodontic treatment. Mechanical vibration has been suggested as a preventative measure but evidence is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate whether whole body mechanical vibration has a positive influence on OIIRR.</p></sec><sec><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Thirty-six 10-week-old Wistar rats were divided into three groups, which received either 30 Hz vibration, 60 Hz vibration or no vibration to serve as a control group. A heavy mesial force of 100 g was applied to the left maxillary first molar using nickel-titanium closed-coil springs. The right maxillary first molar served as an internal control. The vibration groups received 30 Hz or 60 Hz of whole body vibration for 10 minutes per day for 14 days. A volumetric analysis of the extent of root resorption on the mesial-buccal root of the first maxillary molar was examined using micro-computed tomography.</p></sec><sec><h3>Results</h3><p>When compared with the control group, the animals that received 30 Hz (<italic>p</italic> = 0.21) and 60 Hz (<italic>p</italic> = 0.16) of mechanical vibration did not show a statistically significant reduction in OIIRR. The results did not show a statistically significant difference in the extent of OIIRR between 30 Hz and 60 Hz vibration groups (<italic>p</italic> = 0.78).</p></sec><sec><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Mechanical vibration at 30 Hz and 60 Hz, when applied in an experimental model of whole body vibration, showed no significant effect on either physiological root resorption or OIIRR in rat molars loaded by a heavy orthodontic force.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundOrthodontically-induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) is an unwelcome side effect of orthodontic treatment. Mechanical vibration has been suggested as a preventative measure but evidence is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate whether whole body mechanical vibration has a positive influence on OIIRR.Material and methodsThirty-six 10-week-old Wistar rats were divided into three groups, which received either 30 Hz vibration, 60 Hz vibration or no vibration to serve as a control group. A heavy mesial force of 100 g was applied to the left maxillary first molar using nickel-titanium closed-coil springs. The right maxillary first molar served as an internal control. The vibration groups received 30 Hz or 60 Hz of whole body vibration for 10 minutes per day for 14 days. A volumetric analysis of the extent of root resorption on the mesial-buccal root of the first maxillary molar was examined using micro-computed tomography.ResultsWhen compared with the control group, the animals that received 30 Hz (p = 0.21) and 60 Hz (p = 0.16) of mechanical vibration did not show a statistically significant reduction in OIIRR. The results did not show a statistically significant difference in the extent of OIIRR between 30 Hz and 60 Hz vibration groups (p = 0.78).ConclusionMechanical vibration at 30 Hz and 60 Hz, when applied in an experimental model of whole body vibration, showed no significant effect on either physiological root resorption or OIIRR in rat molars loaded by a heavy orthodontic force.

Effects of mechanical vibration on root resorption in the rat molar induced by a heavy orthodontic force

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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BackgroundOrthodontically-induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) is an unwelcome side effect of orthodontic treatment. Mechanical vibration has been...

Effects of mechanical vibration on root resorption in the rat molar induced by a heavy orthodontic force

Published Online: Jul 30, 2021

Page range: 179 - 186

Received: Oct 01, 2016

Accepted: May 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-096

© 2017 Ping Ping Yeoh et al., published by Sciendo

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