Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (49): 7988-7993.

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Construction of rat models of experimental tooth movement: time variation of chewing-like jaw movements after tooth movement

Li Hong-shi1, Chen Xin1, Feng Yan1, Liu Hong-chen2   

  1. 1Department of Stomatology, Air Force General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100142, China; 2Institute of Stomatology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100138, China
  • Received:2015-09-12 Online:2015-11-30 Published:2015-11-30
  • Contact: Liu Hong-chen, M.D., Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Institute of Stomatology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100138, China
  • About author:Li Hong-shi, M.D., Attending physician, Department of Stomatology, Air Force General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100142, China
  • Supported by:

    the Capital Characteristic Clinical Application Research and Achievement Promotion Project, No. Z151100004015210; a grant from General Hospital of Air Force, No. KZ2015013

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Tooth movement induced by interactive traction during orthodontic treatment causes regular spontaneous pain, however, the central nervous system conduction pathway and the basic mechanisms of pain are not clear.
OBJECTIVE: To establish rat models of experimental tooth movement and observe the behavioral variation of rat chewing-like jaw movements in unit time after tooth movement.
METHODS: Rats were randomly divided into blank, negative control and model groups. According to modified Colin. K. method, rat models of experimental tooth movement were established in the model group through interactive traction of the rat maxillary anterior and posterior teeth by orthodontic nickel-titanium wires. Rats in the blank group were not subjected to interactive traction treatment. Rats in the negative control group were not imposed corrective force. The behavioral variation of chewing-like jaw movements of rats was detected respectively at 4, 12 hours and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 days after tooth movement. At 1 day after tooth movement, relative variation of chewing-like jaw movements of rats was observed after imposing orthodontic force of 30, 60 and 90 g on movable tooth. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Beginning from 4 hours after tooth movement, the total time of chewing-like jaw movements began to increase, and the time of chewing-like jaw movements was significantly increased at 12 
hours after tooth movement, reached the peak at 1 day after tooth movement, and then was slowly declined until 7 days in the model group compared with that in the negative control and blank groups. At 1 day after tooth movement, there was significant difference in the time taken for chewing-like jaw movements in the model group among orthodontic force of 30, 60 and 90 g (P < 0.05). These results confirm that the time variation of chewing-like jaw movements after tooth movement is consistent with the rule of pain induced by tooth movement during clinical orthodontic treatment, which can be used as one of the related behavioral responses of oral and maxillofacial pain after tooth movement in rats.