In Vivo Evaluation of Immediately Loaded Stainless Steel and Titanium Orthodontic Screws in a Growing Bone

The present work intends to evaluate the use of immediate loaded orthodontic screws in a growing model, and to study the specific bone response. Thirty-two screws (half of stainless steel and half of titanium) were inserted in the alveolar bone of 8 growing pigs. The devices were immediately loaded...

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Main Authors: Gritsch, Kerstin, Laroche, Norbert, Bonnet, Jeanne-Marie, Exbrayat, Patrick, Morgon, Laurent, Rabilloud, Muriel, Grosgogeat, Brigitte
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790705/