Bone remodelling patterns around orthodontic mini-implants migrating in bone: an experimental study in rat vertebrae.

Kathrin Becker Nicole Rauch Giulia BrunelloSarah AzimiMathias BellerMira HüfnerManuel NienkemperBeryl Schwarz-HerzkeDieter Drescher

Published in: European journal of orthodontics (2022)

The present study confirmed that stress-induced bone remodelling is the biological mechanism of orthodontic implant migration. Bone apposition was found at 'tension' and 'pressure' sites thus limiting implant migration over time.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
bone mineral density
stress induced
bone loss
bone regeneration
oxidative stress
body composition