Alveolar restoration following rapid maxillary expansion with and without corticotomy: A microcomputed tomography study in sheep
10.4041/kjod.2019.49.4.235
- Author:
My Huy Thuc LE
1
;
Abu Kasim NOOR HAYATY
;
Zuraiza Mohamad ZAINI
;
Sulaiman Md DOM
;
Norliza IBRAHIM
;
Zamri Bin RADZI
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. myorth@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2019;49(4):235-245
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:This study examined bone microstructure restoration after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) with and without corticotomy over multiple retention periods.
METHODS:Eighteen male Dorper sheep were randomly distributed into three groups (n = 6 each group): group 1, RME with corticotomy on the buccal and palatal sides; group 2, conventional RME treatment; and group 3, no treatment. Post-RME, trabecular bone microstructure and new bone formation were evaluated by using microcomputed tomography (microCT) and histomorphometry after a 4- or 12-week retention period. Intergroup differences in bone quality and bone remodeling were analyzed by using two-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni post-hoc test.
RESULTS:The bone volume fraction (bone volume [BV]/total volume [TV]) values relative to the control in groups 1 and 2 were 54.40% to 69.88% after the 4-week retention period and returned to approximately 80% after the 12-week retention period. The pooled BV/TV values of the banded teeth in groups 1 and 2 were significantly lower than those of the control after the 4-week retention period (p < 0.05). However, after the 12-week retention period, the pooled BV/TV values in group 2 were significantly lower than those in groups 1 and 3 (p < 0.05). Histomorphological analysis showed that the new bone formation area in group 1 was approximately two to three times of those in group 2 and control.
CONCLUSIONS:Corticotomy significantly enhanced the restoration of bone quality after the retention periods for banded teeth. This benefit might result from the increased new bone formation after corticotomy.
