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Background and objective: Orthodontic tooth movement is mediated by tumor necrosis factor -alpha through activation of osteoclasts. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by a change in the bone remodeling and affects orthodontic treatment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of infliximab local injection on orthodontic movement in the diabetic rabbit
Methods: Sixty six rabbits were divided equally into three groups; two groups were rendered diabetic using alloxan injection, while the third group was regarded as a normoglycemic group. Only one of the diabetic groups received insulin treatment. All rabbits were subjected to orthodontic tooth movement of upper central incisor for 18 days, half of each group received infliximab subperiosteal injection, while the remaining number received saline injection. After sacrifice, tissue samples were subjected to histological preparation and histomorphometric analysis
Results: Insulin treated group revealed less prominent destruction of the periodontium when compared with the untreated group. The histological pictures of infliximab injected groups demonstrated less bone resorption in pressure side and more bone formation in tension side. There was a significantly smaller number of osteoclast with less compression in the width of the periodontal ligament in the tension side with infliximab injection
Conclusion: Infliximab local injection hindered bone resorption in the diabetic state during orthodontic tooth movement
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Bone sialoprotein is a mineralized tissue-specific protein expressed in differentiated osteoblasts that appear to function in the initial mineralization of bone. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of local bone sialoprotein on increasing the rate of anchorage during orthodontic tooth movement, This study used 14 dogs wearing orthodontic appliance for 40 days. They were divided equally into two groups; experimental group that injected with 0.1 microg /10 micro/L sialoprotein around the anchoring tooth in three different time intervals, while the other control group received normal saline injection. Different clinical measurements including loss of anchorage, space closure, rotation, tipping and extrusion were done on the stone casts of each dog before and after tooth retraction. Clinical measurements revealed a highly significant difference between experimental and control group regarding loss of anchorage and space closure. The sialoprotein injected group showed less loss of anchorage than control group and the space closure was higher in experimental group than in the control group. This study showed that the local injection of sialoiprotein reduced movement of the anchoring tooth during orthodontic treatment and provided higher stability for the anchoring tooth