Fig. 3
From: Extracorporeal shockwave treatment impedes tooth movement in rats
Histological sections of orthodontic-treated and/or shockwave-treated rats’ maxillae. a, b, c, d H&E sections of interradicular alveolar bone of a maxillary first molar from each group (a) no shockwave-treated and no orthodontic force control (no ESWT/no ortho), (b) no shockwave-treated with orthodontic force group (no ESWT/ortho), (c) shockwave-treated without orthodontic-treated group (ESWT/no ortho), (d) shockwave-treated with orthodontic-treated group (ESWT/ortho). e High magnification view of TRAP positive osteoclasts (arrow). f The number of osteoclasts of the studied areas of each studied group at day 14 and 28 (*:P < 0.05)