there is evidence indicating that pomegranate juice contains many of the essential properties necessary to retain cell viability and cell proliferation. these properties indicate that pomegranate juice is a suitable storage medium for avulsed teeth. however, this idea has not yet been tested. in this study, the capacity of pomegranate juice (pj) as a storage medium for retaining avulsed teeth w...

INTRODUCTION Auto-transplantation of third molars is frequently undertaken in order to restore a perfect occlusion and to improve mastication following a substantial loss of molars. However, little is known about the precise role of the periodontal membrane during this procedure. Therefore, we investigated if the epithelial rests of Malassez persist in the periodontal ligament of auto-transplan...

Objective: To develop and validate a three-dimensional (3D) numerical model of a maxillary central incisor to simulate tooth movement using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Methods: This model encompasses the tooth, alveolar bone and periodontal ligament. It allows the simulation of different tooth movements and the establishment of centers of rotation and resistance. It limits the movement int...

Idiopathic root resorption is a very rare phenomenon. Resorption in tooth is brought about by odontoclastic activity. Special mechanisms in the periodontal ligament exist to prevent mineralization of the periodontal ligament and these periodontal ligament cells produce factors that inhibit mineralized tissue resorption and are capable of regulating bone and cementum formation. When this mechani...

Orthodontic force-induced stresses cause dynamic alterations within the extracellular matrix and within the cytoskeleton of cells in the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, mediating bone remodelling, ultimately enabling orthodontic tooth movement. In the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, the mechanically induced tensile strains upregulate the expression of osteogenic genes resulting ...

In this study we present a new three-dimensional (3D) model to study effects of mechanical loading on tendon/ligament formation in vitro. The model mimics a functional periodontal ligament (PDL), which anchors dental roots to the jaw bone and transfers the axial load of mastication to the jaw bone. A collagen gel containing human PDL fibroblasts was seeded in a PDL space between an artificial r...

objectives: this study was undertaken to evaluate the viability of periodontal ligament (pdl) cells of avulsed teeth in three different storage media. materials and methods: forty-five premolars extracted for orthodontic therapeutic purposes were randomly and equally divided into three groups based on storage media used [group i: milk (control); group ii: aloe vera (experimental); group iii: eg...

objective: the gingival crevicular fluid (gcf) is an inflammatory exudate found in the gingival sulcus. the forces exerted during orthodontic treatment cause distortion of the periodontal ligament (pdl) extra-cellular matrix, resulting in some biological features that can lead to modification of both gcf volume and its components. the present study investigated the effect of orthodontic tooth m...