Systemic melatonin application increases bone formation in mandibular distraction osteogenesis

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of different doses of systemic melatonin application on new bone formation during mandibular distraction osteogenesis (DO) in rats. Mandibular DO was performed on 30 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats, which were randomly divided into three groups:...

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Main Authors: Izzet ACIKAN, GUL Mehmet, Gokhan ARTAS, Ferhan YAMAN, Gulnihal DENIZ, Ozgur BULMUS, Mustafa KOM, Mustafa KIRTAY, Serkan DUNDAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2018-09-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242018000100272&lng=en&tlng=en