A study of the effects of ascorbic acid and naringenin on the gingiva during orthodontic tooth movement
Date
1986
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Gonzales, Rosalina Ribas
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OA Version
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of ascorbic acid and naringenin on the gingiva during orthodontic tooth movement.
The animals selected for this study were 30 male guinea pigs, weighing about 170g at the outset of the experiment. Following the two day adaptation period (basal diet), the animals were placed in their respective diets. After 5 days, each of the animals was anesthetized, and the appliances were cemented. At the end of the 16 days of dietary treatment period, gingivectomy was done on the buccal aspect of both mandibular central incisors.
It was found that the experimental diet supplemented with ascorbic acid did not show any apparent reduction in the degree of gingival inflammation after a period of orthodontic movement. Similarly, a supplementation with naringenin had no significant effect on inflammation. However, when both ascorbic acid and naringenin were included in the diet a significant reduction of inflammation was achieved, suggesting a synergism between the two agents.
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Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, 1986 (Orthodontics)
Bibliography : leaves 33-40.
Includes colored photographs.
Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, 1986 (Orthodontics)
Bibliography : leaves 33-40.
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