INTRODUCTION The goal of this work is to provide a constitutive model able to represent bone remodeling, accounting for the pressure dependency observed macroscopically on alveolar bone remodeling during tooth movement in orthodontic treatments. For most types of bones, remodeling processes take place in order to adjust the amount of tissue and its topology according to long term loading condit...

OBJECTIVE Technically primates and dogs represent ideal models to investigate diseases characterized by abnormal intracortical remodeling. High expenses and ethical issues, however, restrict the use of those animals in research. Rodent models have been used as alternatives instead, but their value is limited, if none, because these animals lack intracortical bone remodeling. This study aimed at...

The ability of an interlocking screw fixation technique to minimize bone loss related to stress shielding in the tibia was investigated and compared to the abilities of cement and press-fit fixation. Full bony ingrowth has been associated with greater stress shielding than partial ingrowth; therefore, the effect of intimate bonding of the stem to bone on subsequent bone loss was also studied. A...