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New life sciences findings from University of Washington, Department of Orthodontics published
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, November 9th, 2007
Current study results from the report, 'Changes in growth and morphology of the condyle following mandibular distraction in minipigs: overloading or underloading,' have been published. " Loading of temporomandibular tissues during mandibular distraction may cause changes in condylar growth and cartilage thickness. This study examines the effects of distraction on the condyle in a large animal model by explicitly measuring growth and in vivo loading," scientists in the United States report.
"Unilateral mandibular distraction was carried out on 20 growing minipigs divided into three groups. One group underwent distraction but not consolidation, whereas the other two...
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