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Fig. 4 | Head & Face Medicine

Fig. 4

From: Extracorporeal shockwave treatment impedes tooth movement in rats

Fig. 4

Double-fluorescence bone labeling with calcein (green color) and alizarin (red color) signal on cross sections of maxillae from 4 groups viewed under a fluorescent microscopy (a, b, c, d). a no shockwave treatment and no orthodontic treatment control (no ESWT/no ortho), (b) no shockwave treatment with orthodontic treatment group (no ESWT/ortho), (c) shockwave treatment without orthodontic treatment group (ESWT/no ortho), (d) shockwave treatment with orthodontic treatment (ESWT/ortho). Increased fluorescent signal was detected in shockwave-treated groups both orthodontic-treated (c) and non-orthodontic-treated groups d). e Comparison of fluorescence intensity of sections from each group. f The serum RANKL/OPG ratio of both shockwave- and non-shockwave groups at day 3, 7 and 28 of the study. No significant difference was found at any timepoints indicating no systemic effect after a single application of shockwave at early or late timepoint

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