The effect of indomethacin (an aspirin-like drug) on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement

Prostaglandins (PGs) have been suggested as mediators of bone resorption. In addition, their presence in the periodontal tissues has also been demonstrated. To characterize the involvement of PGs in orthodontic tooth movement, indomethacin, an aspirin-like drug and a potent inhibitor of PG synthesis, was administered orally to six mongrel cats; another group of six animals served as controls. These animals were fitted with orthodontic appliances that consisted of coil springs stretching between the right side maxillary and mandibular canines and third premolars. The data for tooth-movement measurements were analyzed by repeated measures factorial analysis of variance. At the end of the 21-day experimental period, the rate of tooth movement in experimental animals was approximately one half of controls (P less than 0.01). Findings of this study imply a significant role for PGs in bone resorption during orthodontic therapy. It is recommended that aspirin-like drugs not be administered to patients undergoing orthodontic tooth movement as it may extend the treatment time.     

Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field vibration on tooth movement induced by magnetic and mechanical forces: a preliminary study

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to determine whether or not high-frequency and low-magnitude vibration affects orthodontic tooth movement caused by magnetic or/and mechanical forces. METHODS: Forty-four 7-week-old Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups, with each group further divided into experimental and control subgroups. Neodymium-Iron-Boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnets and Sentalloy closed coil springs were placed between maxillary or mandibular first molars and incisors to activate tooth movement. The animals of experimental subgroups were exposed to the vibration induced by pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) whilst the control subgroups were under normal atmosphere. The experiment lasted for 14 days and all of the animals were sacrificed for examination. The changes in the space between the molar and incisor were measured to indicate the amount of tooth movement. RESULTS: The coil springs, either with sham or active magnets, move molar much more than magnets alone, regardless of absence or presence of PEMF (p < 0.001). Under PEMF, the coil spring moved significantly more amount of tooth movement than that of coil-magnet combination (p < 0.01), as did the magnets compared to sham magnets (p < 0.019). Under a non-PEMF scenario, there was no significant difference in tooth movement between coil spring and coil-magnets combination, nor was there difference between magnets and sham magnets. CONCLUSIONS: It is suggested that the PEMF-induced vibration may enhance the effect of mechanical and magnetic forces on tooth movement.     

Intermittent force in orthodontic tooth movement

A single orthodontic activation lasting one hour can initiate tooth movement. The purpose of this study is to examine tooth movement, osteoclasts, and root resorption in rats following several one-hour activations. Rats (n = 144) were randomly assigned to intermittent (multiple activations of 1 hr/day), continuous, and sham appliances. Twelve rats were killed at 3, 5, 7, and 14 days. Tooth movement, osteoclasts, osteoclast %, and root resorption % were quantified. Continuous force moved molars mesially at days 3 and 14 (p < 0.05), but intermittent and sham did not. Intermittent and continuous force increased osteoclast numbers at days 3, 5, and 7 (p < 0.05). Continuous force increased osteoclast surface on days 3 and 14 (p < 0.05). Continuous force increased root resorption at days 5, 7, and 14 (p < 0.05). These results demonstrate that orthodontic force for one hour in 24 stimulates osteoclasts at compression sites but does not stimulate tooth movement or root resorption.     

正畸牙移动对大鼠血清及局部牙周组织雌激素水平影响的研究

目的:研究正畸牙移动对大鼠血清及局部牙周组织雌激素水平的影响。方法:选取105只wistar雌性大鼠,建立正畸牙移动实验模型,按照处理方式的不同,随机分为A(假处理组)、B(加力实验组)、C(空白对照组)3组,每组各35只,各组同时分为动情前期、动情期、动情后期、动情间期4个亚组,采用放射免疫法对大鼠血清雌激素水平进行测定,采用免疫组织化学法对大鼠局部牙周组织雌激素水平进行测定。结果:大鼠动情前期及动情期血清及局部牙周组织雌激素水平与动情后期及动情间期相比,均具有统计学差异(P<0.05);正畸牙移动可促使动情前期、动情期、动情后期、动情间期4个阶段中大鼠的血清及局部牙周组织雌激素水平显著增加(P<0.05)。结论:正畸牙移动促使血清雌激素水平增加,与全身应激反应有关;促使局部牙周组织雌激素水平增加,与局部应力作用下的牙周改建有关。     

Evening primrose oil effects on osteoclasts during tooth movement

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of supplemented evening primrose oil (EPO) on osteoclast expression during experimental tooth movement in rats. Forty-eight 10-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into experimental and control groups. Animals in the experiment group were fed a 7.25 g/kg daily dose of EPO orally by gastric intubation for 20 days before orthodontic tooth movement. The animals in the control group received an equivalent volume of distilled water by the same method. On day 21, a 40-g mesial tipping force was applied to the maxillary right first molar of each rat. After loading, six animals in each group were sacrificed on days 0, 3, 7, and 14 with the appliance in situ. On day 3, the number of osteoclasts on the appliance side of the experimental group was significantly increased compared with the control group (P < .05). On day 7, the number of osteoclasts on the non-appliance side of the experimental group was significantly increased compared with the control group (P < .05). This study indicates that oral administration of EPO can increase the number of osteoclasts and may accelerate orthodontic tooth movement.     

偏侧咀嚼对正畸牙移动影响的实验研究

目的通过建立偏侧咀嚼大鼠模型,探讨偏侧咀嚼对正畸牙移动过程的影响。方法选择30只6～8周龄,（250±10）g,雄性SD大鼠,随机分为实验组与对照组,每组各15只。通过拔除实验组大鼠右下颌所有磨牙使右上颌第一磨牙丧失咬合接触建立大鼠偏侧咀嚼动物模型,同时,在两组大鼠双侧上颌切牙和第一磨牙间放置镍钛拉簧,初始力值为50g,近中移动磨牙。分别于第0、3、7、10、14天测量大鼠上颌第一磨牙近中移动的距离并通过HE染色观察大鼠上颌第一磨牙牙周组织形态学变化。结果各时间点代偿性咀嚼增强侧牙移动速率均小于对照组（P〈0.05）,牙周组织变化与对照组相似;失咬合侧牙移动速率大于对照组（P〈0.05）,牙周组织出现退行性改变;但三种咬合状态下牙齿移动速率曲线均表现为瞬时运动、迟滞期及后期移动三个阶段。结论动物实验证实偏侧咀嚼引起正畸牙牙周组织发生相应改变最终影响牙移动速率,但无论牙移动速率快慢,牙移动均符合正畸性牙移动的一般规律。     

锌对正畸牙槽骨改建影响的实验研究

目的:通过外源性补锌观察锌对兔牙正畸移植动的影响。方法：建立兔牙正畸移动实验模型。实验组每日肌注1％ZnSO4(4mg/kg体重）,对照组注射生理盐水。手术后14d测量牙齿移动距离并观察正畸牙周组织改建情况。结果：实验组兔牙移动距离与对照组相比具有显著性差异（P＜0．05）。光镜观察和图像分析显示实验组牙槽骨的改建活跃,张力侧新生骨的量明显高于高于对照组。结论：补锌可能通过直 接或间接作用,促进进正畸牙槽骨改建。     

Orthodontic tooth movement in cholestatic and cirrhotic rats

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether cirrhosis and cholestasis could influence orthodontic tooth movement. DESIGN: Basic science, animal experimental study. SETTING: This study was conducted in the Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2007. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 40 male Sprague-Dawley rats (150-200 g) were divided into five experimental groups: non-operated, cholestatic-sham, cirrhotic-sham, cholestatic and cirrhotic groups. METHODS: An orthodontic appliance, consisting of a 5 mm nickel titanium closed coil spring, was ligated between the maxillary right incisor and first molar of each rat to deliver an initial force of 60 g. The cholestatic and cirrhotic groups underwent a bile duct ligation operation and received an orthodontic appliance for 7 days (cholestatic group) and 28 days (cirrhotic group) after surgery. Two other groups underwent a sham operation and had an orthodontic appliance inserted after 7 (cholestatic-sham) and 28 days (cirrhotic-sham). A fifth control group underwent neither bile duct ligation operation nor sham operation. RESULTS: The cirrhotic group showed significantly increased orthodontic tooth movement (OTM), compared to all other study groups (P<0.001). The mean OTM in the cholestatic group was significantly higher than in the other three groups (two sham groups and unoperated one) (P<0.01). Bone density was also significantly decreased in the bile duct ligated (cirrhotic and cholestatic) groups (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrated that biliary cirrhosis could cause a significant increase in the OTM and decrease in the bone density in rats, though there was no significant alteration in bone resorption or osteoclasts detected in such animals.     

大鼠正畸牙移动过程中TRPV1和CGRP在三叉神经节中的表达变化

目的建立SD大鼠正畸牙移动模型,研究牙移动过程中,三叉神经节(trigeminal ganglion,TG)中瞬时受体电位香草酸亚型1（transient receptor potential vanilloid 1,TRPV1）及降钙素基因相关肽(calcitonin gene related peptide,CGRP)的表达位置及表达量的变化规律,进而探讨其在正畸疼痛中的作用机制。方法将66只SD大鼠随机分为空白对照组（6只）、假手术组（6只）和实验组（54只）。建立正畸牙移动模型,实验组大鼠施加50 g力后,分别于4、8 h、1 d（1 d组按力值大小分为1 d-30 g、1 d-50 g、1 d-80 g 3个亚组）、3、5、7、14 d,随机处死6只,切取三叉神经节,采用免疫荧光技术分别检测大鼠三叉神经节中TRPV1及CGRP的表达位置及表达量变化。采用SPSS16.0软件包对数据进行统计学分析。结果免疫荧光染色显示,TRPV1及CGRP主要表达于小型及中型神经元。随着加力时间的延长,三叉神经节中TRPV1免疫反应阳性（TRPV1-IR）神经元百分比及CGRP免疫反应阳性（CGRP-IR）神经元百分比增加,1~3 d相继达到高峰,之后逐渐降低,回落至初始水平,且两者随加力力值增大而呈现增高趋势。结论大鼠正畸牙移动过程中,三叉神经节内TRPV1及CGRP的表达随加力时间及加力力值改变呈现规律性变化,提示TRPV1及CGRP可能在正畸疼痛的发生机制中具有重要作用。     

糖尿病大鼠正畸牙齿移动及组织学变化

目的 探讨糖尿病大鼠正畸牙移动对牙周组织的影响。方法 选用80只雄性SD大鼠，牵引左上颌第一磨牙近中移动。实验组以STZ腹腔注射制备Ⅰ型糖尿病模型，对照组注射柠檬酸缓冲液，3周后开始实验。分别在加力0、3、7、14、21天处死大鼠，记录上颌第一磨牙移动距离，组织HE染色后，观察牙周组织形态学的改变。结果 ①实验组大鼠牙齿移动距离在移动末期明显大于对照组；②实验组骨质疏松；③实验组大鼠压力侧破骨细胞数在骨吸收期少于对照组，3、7、14天有统计学意义；④实验组大鼠在骨形成期张力侧成骨细胞数少于对照组，14、21天有统计学意义。结论 ①糖尿病性骨质疏松导致正畸牙齿移动末期牙齿移动速度加快；②糖尿病骨质反应能力降低，牙齿移动过程中破骨活动和成骨过程均受抑制。     

The effect of functional occlusal forces on orthodontic tooth movement and tissue recovery in rats

The influence of physiologic occlusal forces on tissue response to orthodontic tooth movement and its subsequent recovery was investigated in rats. The mandibular incisors were subjected to tipping and intrusive loads for 2 weeks. In 27 animals, the teeth remained in occlusion, while the incisors were shortened out of occlusion in 29. In each group, some rats were killed at the end of the tooth movement process, and the rest were kept alive for a 13-week recovery period. The subgroups were matched with corresponding controls. Tooth intrusion and eruption were monitored throughout the experiment; then histomorphometric and histopathologic evaluations were performed on the incisors and their periodontal tissues. Tooth movement was barely affected by the functional forces. However, immediately upon 2-week load application, damage to the pulp was more extensive in the occluding teeth; this might be due to the combined intrusive vectors of functional and mechanical loads. The effect of the physiologic function was expressed primarily during the recovery period, in which the eruptive function and distorted periodontal ligament space returned to normal significantly faster in the occluding teeth. This was also true for the healing of dental and periodontal lesions. The incidence of tooth resorption was also reduced. Normal occlusal function is imperative for rapid reconstitution of the damage caused by orthodontic forces.     

Effect of a static magnetic field on orthodontic tooth movement in the rat

Orthodontic tooth movement may be enhanced by the application of a magnetic field. Bone remodelling necessary for orthodontic tooth movement involves clastic cells, which are tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) positive and which may also be regulated by growth hormone (GH) via its receptor (GHR). The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) on orthodontic tooth movement in the rat. Thirty-two male Wistar rats, 9 weeks old, were fitted with an orthodontic appliance directing a mesial force of 30 g on the left maxillary first molar. The appliance incorporated a weight (NM) or a magnet (M). The animals were killed at 1, 3, 7, or 14 days post-appliance insertion, and the maxillae processed to paraffin. Sagittal sections of the first molar were stained with haematoxylin and eosin (H&E), for TRAP activity or immunohistochemically for GHR. The percentage body weight loss/gain, magnetic flux density, tooth movement, width of the periodontal ligament (PDL), length of root resorption lacunae, and hyalinized zone were measured. TRAP and GHR-positive cells along the alveolar bone, root surface, and in the PDL space were counted. The incorporation of a SMF (100-170 Gauss) into an orthodontic appliance did not enhance tooth movement, nor greatly alter the histological appearance of the PDL during tooth movement. However significantly greater root resorption (P = 0.016), increased width of the PDL (P = 0.017) and greater TRAP activity (P = 0.001) were observed for group M at day 7 on the compression side. At day 14 no differences were observed between the appliance groups.     

消炎痛对正畸牙齿移动中牙周组织超微结构的影响

目的：在细胞水平上进一步研究消炎痛影响正畸牙周组织改建与牙齿移动的机理。方法：通过扫描和透射电子显微镜（ＳＥＭ和ＴＥＭ），观察牙周组织细胞超微结构的改变。结果：ＳＥＭ和ＴＥＭ观察表明，２５ｇ力可引起兔切牙牙周组织细胞超微结构发生改变，在压力和张力侧均出现损伤和修复性反应，消炎痛对正畸牙周组织细胞超微结构变化的影响包括两方面，一方面抑制了牙周组织的炎症反应和损伤，另一方面也抑制了组织的修复过程，从而抑制了正畸牙周组织改建和牙齿移动。结论：消炎痛可以抑制牙周组织对正畸力的反应，使牙齿移动速度减慢，在临床治疗中，对长期服用消炎痛类药物的患者，可能因此影响矫治效果，应引起足够重视。     

Effects of PGI2 and TxA2 analogs and inhibitors in orthodontic tooth movement

This study evaluates the effects of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) in orthodontic tooth movement and osteoclastic activity in rats. The study sample consisted of 150 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were randomly divided into five equal groups, and each group was again equally divided into three subgroups (SGs). Twenty grams of reciprocal force was applied to maxillary incisors of the rats with a spring bent from 0.35 mm stainless steel wire, except for the rats in the last SG. Iloprost (PGI2 analog), indomethacin (PGI2 inhibitor), U 46619 (TxA2 analog), and imidazole (TxA2 inhibitor) were dissolved in 0.9% NaCl (saline solution), and each material was prepared in three different concentrations (10(-4), 10(-5), and 10(-6) M/L). Iloprost was administered (20 microL/12 hours) in the first three SGs with the sequence of 10(-4), 10(-5), and 10(-6) M/L. Indomethacin, U 46619, and imidazole were administered in the next nine SGs with the same sequence and dose. In SG 13, 0.9% NaCl solution was administered (20 microL/ 12 hours) to the rats together with orthodontic force. Only orthodontic force was not used in SG 14, and neither any solution nor orthodontic force was used in the last SG. The rats were sacrificed on the fifth day of the experiment, premaxillae were dissected, and cross samples were taken. The results showed that PGI2 and TxA2 analogs increased the number of multinuclear osteoclasts, osteoclastic bone resorption, and rate of orthodontic tooth movement.     

Effects of different types of tooth movement and force magnitudes on the amount of tooth movement and root resorption in rats

Objective:To investigate differences in the amount of tooth movement and root resorption that occurred after tipping and bodily movement of the maxillary first molar in rats.Materials and Methods:Ten-week-old female Wistar rats were divided into two groups according to type of tooth movement and subdivided into four subgroups according to the magnitude of applied force. Nickel-titanium closed-coil springs exerting forces of 10, 25, 50, or 100 g were applied to the maxillary left first molars to induce mesial tooth movement. We designed a novel orthodontic appliance for bodily tooth movement. Tooth movement distance and root resorption were measured using microcomputed tomography and scanning electron and scanning laser microscopy.Results:The amount of tooth movement in the bodily tooth movement group was less than half that in the tipping tooth movement group. The greatest amount of tooth movement occurred in the 10-g tipping and 50-g bodily tooth movement subgroups, and the amount of tooth movement decreased with the application of an excessive magnitude of force. Conversely, root resorption increased when the heavier orthodontic force was applied in both groups. Root resorption in the tipping tooth movement group was approximately twice that in the bodily tooth movement group.Conclusions:Root resorption in the tipping tooth movement group was more pronounced than that in the bodily tooth movement group. Although the amount of tooth movement decreased when extremely heavy forces were applied, root resorption increased in both the tipping and bodily tooth movement groups in rats.     

中草药灯盏花对兔正畸牙移动过程中牙周组织血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 检测中草药灯盏花对正畸牙牙周组织中血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）表达的影响,推测其加速正畸牙移动的可能作用机理。方法 45只兔分为A、B、C组,均以双侧下颌第一磨牙为实验牙。A组右侧第一磨牙离子导入灯盏花（A-R组）,左侧导入生理盐水作为对照（A-L组）。B组安装使双侧下颌第一磨牙近中移动的正畸加力装置,同时右侧离子导入灯盏花（B-R组）,左侧导入生理盐水作为对照（B-L组）。C组为空白对照组。A、B组分别于实验的1、3、7、14 d处死,每次处死5只兔。取所有动物的双侧下颌骨标本,B组测量牙移动距离后,所有标本制成第一磨牙的牙周组织切片,免疫组化法检测VEGF的表达。结果 B组第一磨牙移动距离在加力1、3、7、14 d时依次递增,B-R组在3、7、14 d的移动距离较B-L组大（P<0.01）。免疫组化染色表明C组和A-L组VEGF表达阴性,
A-R组、B-L组和B-R组表达较强,其中B-R组表达最强;A-R组和B-R组表达高峰在实验第3天,而B-L组表达高峰出现于第7天。结论 灯盏花可能通过上调正畸牙加力初期牙周组织中VEGF的表达而加速其移动。     

Experimental tooth movement through mature and immature bone regenerates after distraction osteogenesis in dogs.

The purpose of this study was to verify the influence of tooth movement on tooth roots and periodontal tissues when teeth were moved into mature, well-organized, and mineralized regenerate bone created after distraction osteogenesis compared with immature, fibrous, and less-mineralized bone. Six 15-month-old male beagles underwent 10 mm of bilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis. After 2-week (group 1) and 12-week (group 2) consolidation periods, third premolars were moved distally into the regenerate bone with 100 g of orthodontic force for 12 weeks. Simultaneously, second premolars were also moved distally as controls. After completion of tooth movement, the experimental animals were killed, and their tissues were harvested for histological evaluation. When premolars in groups 1 and 2 were compared, group 1 showed higher rates of tooth movement until the eighth week of experimental tooth movement (P <.05). The amount of tooth movement was significantly greater in group 1 than in group 2 or in the control teeth (P <.05). In group 1, we observed considerable root resorption extending into the dentin, and the thickness of the dentin became approximately half that of the controls at the compression side adjacent to the distraction gap. This root resorption extended from the cementoenamel junction to the root apex. In group 2, root resorption on the compression side reached the dentin, but the root resorption was less than in group 1. These results indicated that heavy force and early orthodontic tooth movement are not recommended when teeth are moved through regenerated bone created by distraction osteogenesis, to avoid tipping and severe root resorption.     

The effect of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis on orthodontic tooth movement.

The purpose of this research was to study the effect of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis on orthodontic tooth movement and relapse. Sixteen 3-month-old New Zealand white rabbits were divided into four equal groups, two treatment and two control. All treatment rabbits were administered daily injections of 15 mg/kg cortisone acetate for 4 days before and during the experimental period. An orthodontic appliance delivering a mesial force of 4 ounces was placed on the maxillary left first molar of all animals. For all groups, measurements of active tooth movement were made after 4, 7, 11, and 14 days. For two of the groups, appliances were removed on day 14, and additional measurements of relapse were made through day 21. With the use of radiodensitometric readings of the humerus bone and histology of the maxilla, osteoporosis was demonstrated in the treatment animals. Mean incremental and cumulative active tooth movement was three to four times greater (p < 0.0001) in the treatment rabbits than in the controls. The treatment group in which relapse was measured demonstrated 100% relapse on day 18, whereas the control group relapsed at a much lesser rate through day 21 and never achieved 100% relapse. Histologic findings appeared to support tooth movement results. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that rabbits subjected to corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis undergo significantly more rapid orthodontic tooth movement and subsequent relapse than control animals.     

重组人血小板衍生生长因子-BB对大鼠正畸牙移动过程中破骨细胞内黏着斑激酶表达的影响

目的观察血小板衍生生长因子-BB（plateletderived growth faetor-BB,PDGF—BB）对大鼠正畸牙移动过程中破骨细胞内黏着斑激酶（focal adhesion kinase,FAK）表达的影响,探讨PDGF-BB对正畸牙移动骨改建中破骨细胞的作用及其下游信号通路。方法80只sn雄性大鼠上颌安装施加50g力的正畸装置,牵引上颌第一磨牙近中移动,隔日于正畸牙局部黏膜注射10ng的重组人血小板衍生生长因子-BB（recombinant human ptatelet derived growth factor-BB,rhPDGF-BB）,对照组注射磷酸盐缓冲液,在加力后1,4、7、10、14d处死动物,制备标本并测量牙齿移动距离,抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶计数压力侧破骨细胞数量,免疫组织化学方法观察破骨细胞内FAK表达变化。结果PDGF-BB明显促进压力侧破骨细胞增殖,加速正畸牙移动,除第1天实验组与对照组牙移动距离差异无统计学意义以外,其余均有统计学意义（p〈0．05）;各观察点实验组破骨细胞FAK表达均高于对照组,灰度值比较差异均有统计学意义（p〈0.05）。结论外源性的PDGF—BB影响正畸牙移动骨改建过程。在大鼠正畸牙压力侧牙槽骨改建的过程中,FAK参与了破骨细胞信号转导的下游通路,其表达能被外源性的rhPDGF-BB所调节。