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SUBMITTER: Pan CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6921117 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pan Chin-Yun CY Liu Pao-Hsin PH Tseng Yu-Chuan YC Chou Szu-Ting ST Wu Chao-Yi CY Chang Hong-Po HP
Journal of dental sciences 20190720 4
<h4>Background/purpose</h4>Mini-implant screws are now routinely used as anchorage devices in orthodontic treatments. This study used synthetic bone models to investigate how the primary stability of an orthodontic mini-implant (OMI) as measured by resonance frequency (RF) is affected by varying cortical bone thickness and trabecular bone density.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Three synthetic cortical shells (thicknesses of 1, 2, and 3 mm) and three polyurethane foam blocks (densities of 40, 20, ...[more]