Publications by authors named "Susan Baloul"

It is a well-known concept that bone remodeling occurs during orthodontic tooth movement. The orthodontic literature is vastly full of information about the changes occurring on the periodontal ligament level. However, changes occurring in the alveolar bone are being elucidated.

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Objectives: Piezocision is a novel, minimally invasive technique combining micro-incisions and decortications made by a piezotome in order to enhance the rate of orthodontic tooth movement. The combined technique allows simultaneous hard and/or soft tissue grafting via selective tunnelling to correct gingival recessions or bone deficiencies. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of Piezocision on bone with or without tooth movement on a rat model.

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Background And Purpose: The aim of this study was to test if corticotomy-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone remodeling underlie orthodontic tooth movement and how selective alveolar decortication enhances the rate of tooth movement.

Materials And Methods: A total of 114 Sprague-Dawley rats were included in 3 treatment groups: selective alveolar decortication alone (SADc); tooth movement alone (TM); and "combined" therapy (SADc + TM). Surgery was performed around the buccal and palatal aspects of the left maxillary first molar tooth and included 5 decortication dots on each side.

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